Avid Bioservices Inc.

02/07/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/07/2025 18:39

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Kwietniak Matthew R.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Avid Bioservices, Inc. [CDMO]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Commercial Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
14191 MYFORD ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/05/2025
(Street)
TUSTIN, CA 92780
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, $0.001 par value 02/05/2025 D 50,796(1) D (2) 0 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
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 02/05/2025 D 7,794(3) (4) (4) Common Stock 7,794 (4) 58,018 D
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 02/05/2025 D 58,018(3) (5) (5) Common Stock 58,018 (5) 0 D
Performance Stock Units $ 0 02/05/2025 D 881(6) (7) (7) Common Stock 881 (7) 77,454 D
Performance Stock Units $ 0 02/05/2025 D 77,454(6) (8) (8) Common Stock 77,454 (8) 0 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kwietniak Matthew R.
14191 MYFORD ROAD
TUSTIN, CA 92780
Chief Commercial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Stephen Hedberg, by Power of Attorney for Matthew R. Kwietniak 02/07/2025
**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) Represents shares of common stock that were disposed of at the effective time (the "Effective Time") of the merger (the "Merger") of Space Mergerco, Inc. ("Merger Sub") with and into Avid Bioservices, Inc. (the "Issuer") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 6, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Space Finco, Inc., and Merger Sub.
(2) At the Effective Time, each outstanding share of common stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment per share of $12.50, without interest, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement (the "Merger Consideration").
(3) Represents restricted stock units ("RSUs") that were disposed of at the Effective Time of the Merger of Merger Sub with and into the Issuer pursuant to the Merger Agreement, by and among the Issuer, Space Finco, Inc., and Merger Sub.
(4) At the Effective Time, each fully vested RSU was cancelled and converted solely into the right to receive a cash payment of $12.50 per share of common stock subject to such vested RSU, without interest, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.
(5) At the Effective Time, each unvested RSU was cancelled and converted solely into the right to receive a cash payment of $12.50 per share of common stock subject to such unvested RSU, without interest, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.
(6) Represents performance stock units ("PSUs") that were disposed of at the Effective Time of the Merger of Merger Sub with and into the Issuer pursuant to the Merger Agreement, by and among the Issuer, Space Finco, Inc., and Merger Sub.
(7) At the Effective Time, each fully vested PSU was cancelled and converted solely into the right to receive a cash payment of $12.50 per share of common stock subject to such vested PSU, without interest, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.
(8) At the Effective Time, each unvested PSU was cancelled and converted solely into the right to receive a cash payment of $12.50 per share of common stock that such unvested PSU would settle for at the greater of target performance and actual performance (determined as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the Effective Time, without interest, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.

Remarks:
The foregoing descriptions in the footnotes to this Form 4 are qualified in their entirety by reference to the terms of the Merger Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the descriptions above and the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement, the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement shall control.
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