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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 4/19/24 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1599901 |
| Issuer Name: Avidity Biosciences, Inc. |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: RNA |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1181556 |
| | Owner Name: LEVIN ARTHUR A |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC. |
| | Owner Street 2: 10578 SCIENCE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 125 |
| | Owner City: SAN DIEGO |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 92121 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
Aff 10b5 One: 1 |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/19/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 5,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 1.24 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 19,830 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/19/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 5,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 22.8246 |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 14,830 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 253,872 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By family trust |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Stock Option (Right to Buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 1.24 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/19/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 5,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 2/18/30 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 5,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 33,323 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: The option exercise and sale reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the Reporting Person. |
| Footnote - F2: Includes the following securities previously acquired by the Reporting Person: (i) 13,500 RSUs under the Issuer's 2020 Incentive Award Plan and (ii) 1,330 shares of common stock under the Issuer's 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
| Footnote - F3: This represents a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $22.25 to $23.56. 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. |
| Footnote - F4: All unexercised shares subject to the option are fully vested and exercisable as of the date hereof. |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ John W. Wallen III, Ph.D., J.D., Attorney-in-Fact |
| Signature Date: 4/22/24 |