FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MTech Sponsor LLC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Akerna Corp. [KERN*]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
10124 FOXHURST COURT
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/17/2019
(Street)

ORLANDO, FL 32836
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/17/2019   A   1,681,250 (1) A (1) 1,681,250 D (4) (5)  
Common Stock 06/17/2019   J(2)   100,120 D (2) 1,581,130 D (4) (5)  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants $ 11.5 06/17/2019(3)   A   243,750   07/17/2019 06/17/2024 Common Stock 243,750 $ 11.5 243,750 D (4) (5)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MTech Sponsor LLC
10124 FOXHURST COURT
ORLANDO, FL 32836
    X    
SS FL LLC
10124 FOXHURST COURT
ORLANDO, FL 32836
    X    
Game Boy Partners LLC
660 MADISON AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10065
    X    
Sozio Scott
10124 FOXHURST COURT
ORLANDO, FL 32836
  X      
VAN DYKE STEVEN A
10124 FOXHURST COURT
ORLANDO, FL 32836
    X    
Effron Drew
660 MADISON AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10065
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Scott Sozio, as managing member of SS FL LLC, a managing member of MTech Sponsor LLC   06/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Drew Effron, as managing member of Game Boy Partners, LLC, a managing member of MTech Sponsor LLC   06/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Scott Sozio, an authorized signatory of MTech Sponsor LLC   06/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Scott Sozio   06/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Drew Effron   06/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Steven Van Dyke   06/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Received in exchange for an aggregate of 1,681,250 shares of MTech common stock in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among MTech Acquisition Corp. ("MTech"), MTech Acquisition Holdings Inc. (which subsequently filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the company's name to Akerna Corp.), MTech Purchaser Merger Sub Inc., MTech Company Merger Sub LLC, MTech Sponsor LLC, MJ Freeway LLC ("MJF") and Jessica Billingsley (as successor to Harold Handelsman), dated as of October 10, 2018, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 17, 2019. These shares remain subject to the terms of that certain unit subscription agreement. The acquisition of these securities by the reporting persons was approved pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d)(1).
(2) Represents shares transferred to certain investors in a private financing consummated concurrently with the closing of the Merger Agreement.
(3) Received in exchanged for 243,750 warrants of MTech pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
(4) SS FL LLC and Game Boy Partners, LLC are the managing members of MTech Sponsor LLC and have voting and investment discretion with respect to the common stock held of record by MTech Sponsor LLC. SS FL LLC and Game Boy Partners, LLC may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of the common stock held directly by MTech Sponsor LLC. Mr. Sozio is a Director of Akerna and Mr. Sozio and Mr. Van Dyke are the managing members of SS FL LLC, one of the managing members of the Sponsor.
(5) Mr. Drew Effron is the managing member of Game Boy Partners, LLC, the other managing member of the Sponsor, and jointly with Mr. Sozio and Mr. Van Dyke has the voting and dispositive power of the securities held by the Sponsor. Accordingly, Mr. Sozio, Mr. Van Dyke and Mr. Effron may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of such shares. Each such person or entity disclaims beneficial ownership over any securities owned by the Sponsor in which they do not have any pecuniary interest.
 
Remarks:
*On June 17, 2019, Akerna Corp. ("Akerna") became the successor to MTech Acquisition Corp. ("MTech") pursuant to a merger. The merger resulted in Akerna becoming a parent holding company of MTech.

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