Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Weger Mary	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/1/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PROKIDNEY CORP. [PROK]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) C/O PROKIDNEY CORP, 2000 FRONTIS PLAZA BOULEVARD, SUITE 250	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) Chief People Officer /
(Street) WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27103       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Ordinary Shares (1)	(2)	(2)	Class A Ordinary Shares	40964	(2)	D
Common Units in ProKidney LP (3)	(4)	(4)	Class A Ordinary Shares	40964	(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Each Class B Ordinary Share has no economic rights but entitles the reporting person to vote on all matters on which shareholders of the issuer vote and may, at the election of the reporting person and subject to the limitations set forth in the Exchange Agreement and the Second Amended and Restated Company Partnership Agreement (each as defined and as described in the issuer's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2022), be exchanged, together with the paired Common Unit in ProKidney LP ("ProKidney") (a "Common Unit"), for a Class A Ordinary Share on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	These 40,964 Class B Ordinary Shares were received pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement by and between the issuer and ProKidney, dated as of January 18, 2022 (the "Business Combination Agreement") in exchange for historical interests held by the reporting person in ProKidney. The Class B Ordinary Shares do not expire.
(3)	Each Common Unit may, at the election of the reporting person and subject to the limitations set forth in the Exchange Agreement and the Second Amended and Restated Company Partnership Agreement, be exchanged, together with the paired Class B Ordinary Share, into a Class A Ordinary Share on a one-for-one basis.
(4)	These 40,964 Common Units were received pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement in exchange for historical interests held by the reporting person in ProKidney. The Common Units do not expire.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Weger Mary C/O PROKIDNEY CORP 2000 FRONTIS PLAZA BOULEVARD, SUITE 250 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27103			Chief People Officer

Signatures
/s/ Todd Girolamo, attorney in fact		1/6/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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