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  0001465272
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001830210
  Benson Hill Inc
  001-39835
  1001 North Warson Rd
  St. Louis
  MS
  63132
  314-222-8218
  Molly Montgomery
  Affiliate
  Common
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  390 Madison Avenue
  6th Avenue
  New York
  NY
  10013
  31994
  39032.68
  207467251
  07/03/2023
  NYSE
  Common
  07/01/2023
  RSU Awards
  Issuer
  N
  31994
  07/01/2023
  Compensation
  Y
  Shares being sold are acquired during vesting dates  07/01/23 - 09/29/23
  07/03/2023
  12/22/2022
  /s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for Molly Montgomery