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*
Hopkins Janet Jill
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O AURA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
80 GUEST STREET
(Street)
BOSTON MA 01235
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Aura Biosciences, Inc. [ AURA ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Medical Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2024
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 11/18/2024 S(1) 11,822 D $9.3608(2) 151,693 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. The sales reported on this Form 4 represent the number of shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units. Such sales were automatic and not at the discretion of the Reporting Person.
2. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $9.36 to $9.48, 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 set forth in this footnote.
Remarks:
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
/s/ Conor Kilroy, as Attorney-in-Fact 11/18/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Know all by these present, that I, the undersigned director and/or officer of Aura Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitute and appoint each of Conor Kilroy and Amy Elazzouzi as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power to act, together or each without the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities:

(i)
to execute and file for and on behalf of the undersigned any reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto and any successors to such Forms) with respect to ownership acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules promulgated thereunder;

 

(ii)
to execute and file for and on behalf of the undersigned any voluntary filings under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;

 

(iii)
to request electronic filing codes from the SEC by filing the Form ID (including amendments thereto) and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to file such reports electronically;

 

(iv)
to prepare, file, and submit any documents or reports that may be required under SEC Rule 144 to permit the undersigned to sell Company common stock without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) in reliance on Rule 144 as amended from time to time; or

 

(v)
take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. The Company will use all reasonable efforts to apprise the undersigned of applicable filing requirements for purposes of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney revokes and replaces any prior Power of Attorney executed by the undersigned with respect to the ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this October 28, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Janet Jill Hopkins

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

Janet Jill Hopkins

 

 

Print Name

 

 

 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Know all by these present, that I, the undersigned director and/or officer of Aura Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitute and appoint each of Conor Kilroy and Amy Elazzouzi as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power to act, together or each without the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities:

(i)
to execute and file for and on behalf of the undersigned any reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto and any successors to such Forms) with respect to ownership acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules promulgated thereunder;

 

(ii)
to execute and file for and on behalf of the undersigned any voluntary filings under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;

 

(iii)
to request electronic filing codes from the SEC by filing the Form ID (including amendments thereto) and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to file such reports electronically;

 

(iv)
to prepare, file, and submit any documents or reports that may be required under SEC Rule 144 to permit the undersigned to sell Company common stock without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) in reliance on Rule 144 as amended from time to time; or

 

(v)
take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. The Company will use all reasonable efforts to apprise the undersigned of applicable filing requirements for purposes of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney revokes and replaces any prior Power of Attorney executed by the undersigned with respect to the ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this October 28, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Janet Jill Hopkins

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

Janet Jill Hopkins

 

 

Print Name

 

 

 

 

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