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Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 3/18/24, at 4:10pm ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 1628280-24-11648 · File #: 1-36579

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/18/24  Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.     10-K       12/31/23   74:12M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.93M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     22K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     24K 
 8: EX-97.1     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     45K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 7: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
14: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     85K 
15: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     27K 
16: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    114K 
17: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     42K 
18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML     89K 
                Comprehensive Loss                                               
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders? Equity     HTML     74K 
20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    109K 
21: R8          Description of the Business                         HTML     25K 
22: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     52K 
23: R10         Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of           HTML     66K 
                Financial Instruments                                            
24: R11         Revenue                                             HTML     27K 
25: R12         Leases                                              HTML     41K 
26: R13         Balance Sheet Components                            HTML     42K 
27: R14         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     27K 
28: R15         Stock Plans                                         HTML     77K 
29: R16         401(k) Savings Plan                                 HTML     24K 
30: R17         Restructuring                                       HTML     37K 
31: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML     91K 
32: R19         Net Loss per Share                                  HTML     30K 
33: R20         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     31K 
34: R21         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    103K 
                (Policies)                                                       
35: R22         Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of           HTML     58K 
                Financial Instruments (Tables)                                   
36: R23         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     35K 
37: R24         Balance Sheet Components (Tables)                   HTML     44K 
38: R25         Stock Plans (Tables)                                HTML     77K 
39: R26         Restructuring (Tables)                              HTML     35K 
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42: R29         Subsequent Events (Tables)                          HTML     27K 
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                Information (Details)                                            
44: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     38K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
45: R32         Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of           HTML     61K 
                Financial Instruments - Schedule of Cash                         
                Equivalents and Short-term Investments (Details)                 
46: R33         Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of           HTML     34K 
                Financial Instruments - Additional Information                   
                (Details)                                                        
47: R34         Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     33K 
48: R35         Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     67K 
49: R36         Leases - Schedule of Future Non-cancellable Lease   HTML     57K 
                Payments under Operating Lease (Details)                         
50: R37         Balance Sheet Components - Schedule of Property     HTML     41K 
                and Equipment, Net (Details)                                     
51: R38         Balance Sheet Components - Schedule of Accrued      HTML     33K 
                Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Details)                 
52: R39         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     36K 
53: R40         Stock Plans - Additional Information (Details)      HTML    100K 
54: R41         Stock Plans - Schedule of Stock Options Activity    HTML     71K 
                (Details)                                                        
55: R42         Stock Plans - Schedule of Fair Value of Option      HTML     44K 
                Issued Valuation Assumptions (Details)                           
56: R43         Stock Plans - Schedule of Restricted Stock Units    HTML     49K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
57: R44         Stock Plans - Schedule of Stock-based Compensation  HTML     28K 
                Expense (Details)                                                
58: R45         401(k) Savings Plan (Details)                       HTML     23K 
59: R46         Restructuring - Additional information (Details)    HTML     34K 
60: R47         Restructuring - Schedule of Restructuring Costs     HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R48         Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Loss       HTML     31K 
                Before Income Taxes (Details)                                    
62: R49         Income Taxes- Schedule of Components of Income Tax  HTML     38K 
                (Benefit) Provision (Details)                                    
63: R50         Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation of        HTML     45K 
                Income Tax Expense Computed Statutory Federal                    
                Income Tax and Financial Statements (Details)                    
64: R51         Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets      HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R52         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     45K 
66: R53         Income Taxes - Schedule of Unrecognized Tax         HTML     31K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
67: R54         Net Loss per Share (Details)                        HTML     32K 
68: R55         Subsequent Events - Additional Information          HTML     63K 
                (Details)                                                        
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Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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