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*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 07/08/2016 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Arbutus Biopharma Corp [ ABUS ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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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 Shares, no par value | 16,013,540 | I | See footnote.(1)(2) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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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 |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Dexxon Holdings Ltd. ("Dexxon") and its sole director, Dan Oren (together with Dexxon, the "Reporting Persons") are filing this Form 3 because they may be deemed to have dispositive power and, therefore, beneficial ownership, over the 16,013,540 common shares (the "Common Shares") of Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (the "Issuer") held by Roivant Sciences Ltd. ("Roivant") by virtue of governance arrangements in Roivant's bye-laws. The Reporting Persons do not directly own any Common Shares. Dexxon is a shareholder of Roivant and is one of the holders of the Override Right (as defined below). Voting and dispositive decisions of Dexxon are made by its sole director, Dan Oren. Dan Oren is ultimately the sole shareholder of Dexxon. Accordingly, Dan Oren may be deemed to have investment control over the Common Shares owned directly by Roivant. |
2. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that either Dexxon or Mr. Oren is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. Effective July 8, 2016, Dr. Andrew Lo was appointed to the board of directors of Roivant (the "Board"). Dr. Lo is an "independent director" within the meaning of that term under Roivant's bye-laws. As of the appointment of the independent director, Dexxon, voting unanimously, with two other major shareholders of Roivant, has the right to override certain decisions of the Board under Roivant's bye-laws, including with respect to dispositions of Common Shares (the "Override Right"). The Reporting Persons are filing this Form 3 because they may be accordingly deemed to have "dispositive power" and, therefore, beneficial ownership, over the Common Shares owned directly by Roivant due to the Override Right. |
/s/ Dexxon Holdings Ltd. by Dan Oren, Director | 07/13/2016 | |
/s/ Dan Oren | 07/13/2016 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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