Verwiel Frank Form 4 AveXis / Frank Verwiel ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Verwiel Frank

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O AVEXIS, INC.

2275 HALF DAY ROAD, SUITE 200

(Street)

BANNOCKBURN IL 60015

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AveXis, Inc. [ AVXS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	05/15/2018		D(1)		1,106(2)	D	$0.00(1)	0	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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)	$20	05/15/2018		D(1)			26,496	(3)	02/10/2026	Common Stock	26,496	$0.00	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$69.25	05/15/2018		D(1)			2,454	(3)	05/30/2027	Common Stock	2,454	$0.00	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$133.8	05/15/2018		D(1)			2,905	(3)	03/13/2028	Common Stock	2,905	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On April 6, 2018, the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Novartis AG, a company organized under the laws of Switzerland ("Parent"), and Novartis AM Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent ("Purchaser"). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Offer (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each share of the Issuer's common stock (the "Common Stock") held by the Reporting Person was acquired, subject to adjustment, at a purchase price of $218.00 per share (the "Offer Price") in cash.

2. Represents 1,106 shares underlying Restricted Stock Units (the "RSUs"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding RSU was canceled in exchange for a lump sum cash payment equal to (i) the Offer Price multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the RSU.

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding stock option was canceled in exchange for a lump sum cash payment equal the excess of (A) the Offer Price minus (B) the Exercise Price, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the option.

Remarks:

	/s/ Madison Jones, Attorney-in-Fact	05/15/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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