Item 5. Other Information
Item 5. Other Information.
Director and Officer Trading Arrangements
A portion of the compensation of the Company’s directors and officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) is in the form of equity awards and, from time to time, directors and officers may engage in open-market transactions with respect to the securities acquired pursuant to such equity awards or other Company securities, including to satisfy tax withholding obligations when equity awards vest or are exercised, and for diversification or other personal reasons.
Transactions in Company securities by directors and officers are required to be made in accordance with the Company’s insider trading policy, which requires that the transactions be in accordance with applicable U.S. federal securities laws that prohibit trading while in possession of material non-public information. Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act provides an affirmative defense that enables directors and officers to prearrange transactions in the Company’s securities in a manner that avoids concerns about initiating transactions while in possession of material non-public information.
During the quarterly period covered by this report, none of our directors or officers entered into or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or adopted or terminated a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K) except as follows:
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On February 22, 2026 , the Company issued restricted stock units (RSUs) subject to mandatory sell-to-cover tax withholding arrangements intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1(c) to the following officers of the Company:
• Marianne De Backer, M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA , our President and Chief Executive Officer ;
• Vanina de Verneuil, J.D ., our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary ;
• Mark Eisner, M.D., M.P.H. , our then-serving Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer ;
• Jason O’Byrne, MBA , our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ; and
• Brent Sabatini, CPA, MBA , our Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer .
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Item 6. Exhibits.
(a) Exhibits.
Incorporation by Reference
Exhibit
Number Description Form File Number Exhibit Reference Filing Date Filed Herewith
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
8-K
001-39083
3.1
10/16/2019
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
8-K
001-39083
3.1
03/08/2023
10.1†
Collaboration and License Agreement between the Company and Astellas US LLC, dated February 19, 2026
X
10.2 Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and Astellas US LLC, dated February 19, 2026
X
10.3 First Amendment to the Collaboration and License Agreement between the Company and Astellas US LLC, dated Ap ril 15 , 2026
X
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
X
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
X
32.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
X
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101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
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† Certain portions of this exhibit (indicated by [***]) have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.
* The certification attached as Exhibit 32.1 accompanies this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the registrant for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Date: May 6, 2026
By: /s/ Marianne De Backer
Marianne De Backer, M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: May 6, 2026
By:
/s/ Jason O ’ Byrne
Jason O ’ Byrne, MBA
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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