Avidity Biosciences Inc.

20/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 21/11/2024 00:11

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
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 *
McCarthy Teresa
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. [RNA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Human Resources Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC., 10578 SCIENCE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 125 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2024
(Street)
SAN DIEGO, CA 92121 		4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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 11/18/2024 M(1) 25,000 A $14.22 119,018 D
Common Stock 11/18/2024 S(1) 25,000 D $41.1408(2) 94,018 D
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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $14.22 11/18/2024 M(1) 25,000 (3) 01/20/2032 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 82,500 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
McCarthy Teresa
C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC.
10578 SCIENCE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 125
SAN DIEGO, CA 92121 		Chief Human Resources Officer

Signatures

/s/ John B. Moriarty, Jr., J.D., Attorney-in-Fact 11/20/2024
**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) The option exercise and sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted on June 12, 2024 by the Reporting Person.
(2) This represents a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $39.75 to $42.27. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any securityholder of the Issuer, or the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(3) 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the option shall vest on each monthly anniversary of January 3, 2022 (the "Vesting Commencement Date"), subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service to the Issuer on each such vesting date, so that the option shall be fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.
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