Hancock Richard B Form 4 Avid Bioservices / Richard B Hancock 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^*

Hancock Richard B

(Last) (First) (Middle)

14191 MYFORD ROAD

(Street)

TUSTIN CA 92780

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Avid Bioservices, Inc. [ CDMO ]

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)
12/14/2023

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, $0.001 par value	12/14/2023		M		9,612	A	(1)	55,760	D
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	12/15/2023		P		23,000	A	$5.858(2)	78,760	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
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	12/14/2023		M			9,612	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	9,612	$0	7,014	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	12/14/2023		A(4)		26,756		(5)	(5)	Common Stock	26,756	$0	33,770	D

Explanation of Responses:

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

2. Represents a weighted average purchase price per share. These shares were purchased at prices ranging from $5.825 to $5.90. The Reporting Person has provided to the Issuer, and hereby undertakes to provide the SEC staff or a security holder of the Issuer, upon request, information regarding the number of shares purchased at each respective price within the range set forth in this footnote.

3. RSUs granted to the reporting person on December 14, 2022 pursuant to the Issuer's non-employee director compensation program fully vested on December 14, 2023.

4. Annual equity award grant pursuant to the Issuer's non-employee director compensation program.

5. RSUs granted to the reporting person on December 14, 2023 shall fully vest on December 14, 2024, subject to the reporting person's continuous service to the Issuer on such vesting date.

	/s/ Stephen Hedberg, by Power of Attorney for Richard B. Hancock	12/18/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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