Viela Bio (VIE) Form 4 Viela Bio / Andreas Wicki 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^*

Wicki Andreas

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VIELA BIO, INC.,

ONE MEDIMMUNE WAY, FIRST FLOOR, AREA TWO

(Street)

GAITHERSBURG MD 20878

(City) (State) (Zip)

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

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)
03/13/2021

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	03/13/2021		D(1)		1,750,000	D	$53	0	I	HBM Healthcare Investments (Cayman) Ltd.(2)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects disposition of Issuer common stock in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 31, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc., Teiripic Merger Sub, Inc. ("Purchaser"), and for certain purposes, Horizon Therapeutics plc, including the completion on March 13, 2021 of a tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Issuer common stock at a price of $53.00 per share in cash, without interest, less any required withholding taxes (the "Offer Price"), and the consummation of the merger (the "Merger") between the Issuer and Purchaser on on March 15, 2021. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of Issuer common stock was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive an amount equal to the Offer Price.

2. These shares are held by HBM Healthcare Investments (Cayman) Ltd. ("HBM"), of which Dr. Wicki is a member of the board of directors. The board of directors of HBM acts by majority vote, and Dr. Wicki does not have sole voting or investment power with respect to the shares. Dr. Wicki disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares for the purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. This report on Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is a beneficial owner for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.

	/S/ MEHDI KHODADAD, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT	03/15/2021
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