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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-20-057825
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20201218
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201221

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Avidity Biosciences, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001599901
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				461336960
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39321
		FILM NUMBER:		201404398

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10975 N. TORREY PINES RD.,
		STREET 2:		#150
		CITY:			LA JOLLA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92037
		BUSINESS PHONE:		858-401-7900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10975 N. TORREY PINES RD.,
		STREET 2:		#150
		CITY:			LA JOLLA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92037

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Avidity Biosciences LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20161227

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Avidity NanoMedicines LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20140211
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<p style="margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:8pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On December 18, 2020, Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into an Amended and Restated Lease Agreement (the &#8220;Amended and Restated Lease&#8221;) with ARE-SD Region No. 44, LLC (&#8220;ARE&#8221;), amending and restating the Lease Agreement by and between the Company and ARE dated June 1, 2020. The Amended and Restated Lease adds approximately 24,141 rentable square feet (the &#8220;new premises&#8221;) adjacent to the Company&#8217;s existing 23,596 rentable square feet (the &#8220;existing premises&#8221;) in San Diego, California. </p>
<p style="margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:8pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">ARE will deliver possession of the new premises on November 1, 2021 (the &#8220;commencement date&#8221;), and the Amended and Restated Lease has a 60-month term beginning on the commencement date. The initial monthly base rent under the Amended and Restated Lease is $250,619, which will increase 3% per year throughout the term of the lease.&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Lease, the Company is required to maintain a letter of credit totaling $250,619 throughout the lease term. </p>
<p style="margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:8pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Amended and Restated Lease also contains an option for the Company to expand its leased space from ARE, as well as to extend the term of the lease for an additional five years, under certain conditions. </p>
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