<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001600620-25-000018.txt : 20250304
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001600620-25-000018
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250228
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250304
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250304

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Donley Matthew Maxwell
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001636642
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36421
		FILM NUMBER:		25708283

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4520 EAST WEST HIGHWAY, 3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20814

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001600620
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		IRS NUMBER:				981231763
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		#140, 14315 - 118 AVENUE
		CITY:			EDMONTON
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T5L 4S6
		BUSINESS PHONE:		250-744-2487

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		#140, 14315 - 118 AVENUE
		CITY:			EDMONTON
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T5L 4S6
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        <footnote id="F1">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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes common shares acquired by the reporting person pursuant to the Issuer's 2021 Employee Share Purchase Plan as follows: 2,500 common shares were acquired on May 31, 2024 and 438 common shares were acquired on November 29, 2024.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">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.</footnote>
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