Viela Bio (VIE) Form 3 Viela Bio / Mitchell Chan ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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^*

Chan Mitchell

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VIELA BIO, INC.,

ONE MEDIMMUNE WAY, FIRST FLOOR, AREA TWO

(Street)

GAITHERSBURG MD 20878

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/02/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Viela Bio, Inc. [ VIE ]

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

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

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	37,500	D(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	(2)	09/23/2028	Common Stock	67,500	2.84	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(3)	06/19/2029	Common Stock	30,000	8.87	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(4)	08/25/2029	Common Stock	13,000	15.84	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 15,000 shares of restricted stock subject to time-based vesting.

2. This option vests as to 25% of the shares on September 24, 2019 with the remainder vesting in equal installments every three months thereafter, beginning on December 24, 2019 and ending on September 24, 2022.

3. This option vests as to 25% of the shares on June 20, 2020 with the remainder vesting in equal installments every three months thereafter, beginning on Sepetember 20, 2020 and ending on June 20, 2023.

4. This option vests as to 25% of the shares on August 26, 2020 with the remainder vesting in equal installments every three months thereafter, beginning on November 26, 2020 and ending on August 26, 2023.

Remarks:

Exhibits 24.1 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Allyson Wilkinson, Attorney-in-fact	10/02/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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