Michael J. McElhaugh - Feb 1, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Arbutus Biopharma Corp (ABUS)

Role: Chief Business Officer
Signature: /s/ David C. Hastings as attorney-in-fact for Michael J. McElhaugh
Stock symbol: ABUS
Transactions as of: Feb 1, 2023
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 2/3/2023, 03:12 PM
Previous filing: Jan 20, 2022
Next filing: Feb 5, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ABUS	Common Shares	Award	$0	+83.7K	+6.4%	$0.00	1.39M	Feb 1, 2023	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ABUS	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Award	$0	+335K		$0.00	335K	Feb 1, 2023	Common Shares	335K	$2.90	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents the grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which represent a contingent right to receive one common share for each RSU. The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service as of each vesting date. Unless otherwise provided, on each vesting date, common shares will automatically be sold to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in a non-discretionary transaction.
F2	This option vests over a four-year period, with 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vesting in substantially equal monthly installments measured from one month following the grant date, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service as of each vesting date.

Content

Represents the grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which represent a contingent right to receive one common share for each RSU. The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service as of each vesting date. Unless otherwise provided, on each vesting date, common shares will automatically be sold to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in a non-discretionary transaction.

This option vests over a four-year period, with 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vesting in substantially equal monthly installments measured from one month following the grant date, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service as of each vesting date.