Miller Joseph M Form 4 Aurinia Pharmaceuticals / Joseph M Miller 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Miller Joseph M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

#140, 14315 -118 AVENUE

(Street)

EDMONTON A0 T5L 4S6

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. [ AUPH ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/28/2025

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	02/28/2025		A		81,457(1)	A	$0	580,663(2)	D
Common Stock	03/03/2025		A		114,711(3)	A	$0	695,374	D
Common Stock	03/03/2025		S		61,859(4)	D	$8(5)	633,515	D
Common Stock	03/04/2025		S		56,154(6)	D	$7.92(7)	577,361	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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.55	02/28/2025		A		124,393		(8)	02/28/2035	Common Stock	124,393	$0	124,393	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one common share of the Issuer. The performance rights vest in four tranches upon the Issuer's common shares achieving four progressively higher target prices, with respective one year retention periods per tranche achievement.

2. Includes common shares acquired by the reporting person pursuant to the Issuer's 2021 Employee Share Purchase Plan as follows: 1,630 common shares were acquired on May 31, 2024 and 1,648 common shares were acquired on November 29, 2024.

3. Represents grant of performance award payable solely in common shares of the Issuer that vest in two (2) equal annual installments on December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025.

4. Represents the number of shares automatically sold to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) related to the February 20, 2024 grant and March 2, 2023 performance award.

5. The price in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.79 to $8.13, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.

6. Represents the number of shares automatically sold to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of RSUs related to the March 2, 2022 and March 2, 2023 grants.

7. The price in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.76 to $8.10, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.

8. One-third of the shares subject to the option vests twelve months from the grant date, and the remainder vests in twenty-four equal monthly installments thereafter.

Remarks:

	/s/ Joseph M. Miller	03/04/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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