Avidity Biosciences (RNA) Form 4 Avidity Biosciences / Bihua Chen 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^*

Cormorant Asset Management, LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. [ RNA ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/16/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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	06/16/2020		C		2,214,545	A	(1)	2,214,545	I	See Footnotes(2)(3)
Common Stock	06/16/2020		P		300,000	A	$18	2,514,545	I	See Footnotes(2)(4)

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
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock	(1)	06/16/2020		C		2,214,545		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	2,214,545	(1)	0	D(3)(4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cormorant Asset Management, LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Chen Bihua

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CORMORANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund II, LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series C Preferred Stock") were convertible at any time at the holder's election, without payment of additional consideration, and had no expiration date but converted automatically upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.

2. Shares reported herein are held by Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP (the "Master Fund"), Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund II, LP (the "Fund II"), and a managed account (the "Account"). Cormorant Asset Management, LP ("Cormorant") serves as the investment manager of the Master Fund, Fund II, and the Account. Bihua Chen serves as manager of the general partner of Cormorant. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of its or her pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any such shares for purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.

3. The Series C Preferred Stock represented, on an as-converted basis (i) 419,877 shares of Common Stock held by the Master Fund, (ii) 1,762,115 shares of Common Stock held by Fund II, and (iii) 32,553 shares of Common Stock held by the Account.

4. Shares reported herein as purchased on June 16, 2020 represent (i) 284,010 shares purchased by the Master Fund, and (ii) 15,990 shares purchased by the Account.

	/s/ CORMORANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP By: Bihua Chen, Managing Member	06/18/2020
	/s/ Bihua Chen	06/18/2020
	/s/ CORMORANT GLOBAL HEALTHCARE MASTER FUND, LP, By: Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC, its General Partner By: Bihua Chen, Managing Member	06/18/2020
	/s/ CORMORANT PRIVATE HEALTHCARE FUND II, LP By: Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC, its General Partner By: Bihua Chen, Managing Member	06/18/2020
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