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*
GILLIS STEVEN

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS
8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD SUITE 1025

(Street)
CHICAGO IL 60631

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VBI Vaccines Inc/BC [ VBIV ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/17/2017
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 Shares, no par value per share 01/17/2017 M 6,377 A $2.5 28,166 D
Common Shares, no par value per share 2,726,057 I See Footnote(1)
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
Option (Right to Buy Common Shares) $2.5 01/17/2017 M 6,377 (2) 02/06/2017 Common Shares 6,377 $2.5 0 D
Option (Right to Buy Common Shares) $3.79 03/29/2017 A 15,000 (3) 01/26/2027(4) Common Shares 15,000 $0 15,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 2,726,057 common shares held of record by ARCH Venture Fund VI, L.P. ("ARCH VI"). ARCH Venture Partners VI, L.P. (the "ARCH GPLP"), as the sole general partner of ARCH VI, may be deemed to beneficially own certain of the shares held of record by ARCH VI. The ARCH GPLP disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held of record by ARCH VI in which the ARCH GPLP does not have an actual pecuniary interest. ARCH Venture Partners VI, LLC (the "ARCH GPLLC"), as the sole general partner of the ARCH GPLP, may be deemed to beneficially own certain of the shares held of record by ARCH VI. The ARCH GPLLC disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held of record by ARCH GPLP in which the ARCH GPLLC does not have an actual pecuniary interest. The reporting person owns an interest in ARCH GPLP but does not have voting or investment control over the shares held by ARCH VI and disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
2. The options became fully exercsiable within four months of the grant date of February 6, 2007.
3. The reporting person is a participant in the Issuer's Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The board of directors of the Issuer approved the option grant on January 26, 2017 (the "Grant Date"). The options were granted pursuant to that certain option agreement entered into by and between the Issuer and the reporting person, dated March 29, 2017 (the "Option Agreement"). The options vest and become exercisable in 48 equal monthly installments beginning on the first day of the month following the Grant Date.
4. The options expire 10 years from the Grant Date unless terminated sooner in accordance with the Plan or the Option Agreement.
/s/ Steven Gillis 03/31/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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