Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) Form 4 Atea Pharmaceuticals / John Vavricka 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^*

Vavricka John

(Last) (First) (Middle)

225 FRANKLIN STREET

SUITE 2100

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02110

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ AVIR ]

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2024

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	01/31/2024		M		33,334	A	(1)	33,334	D
Common Stock	02/01/2024		S		11,819(2)	D	$3.843	21,515	D
Common Stock								82,508	I	Held by John Vavricka as the Trustee of the John F. Vavricka Deed of Trust

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
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	01/31/2024		M			33,334	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	33,334	$0	66,666	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.16	01/31/2024		A		132,800		(4)	01/30/2034	Common Stock	132,800	$0	132,800	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.

2. Shares were sold solely to cover taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units pursuant to a standing Rule 10b5-1 instruction dated March 25, 2022.

3. The original grant of 100,000 RSUs vested or will vest in three (3) equal annual installments on the first three anniversaries of January 31, 2023 such that the RSUs are fully vested on January 31, 2026.

4. The option vests and becomes exercisable in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments following January 31, 2024 such that the option is fully vested on January 31, 2028.

	/s/ Andrea Corcoran, as Attorney-in-Fact for John Vavricka	02/02/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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