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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Sawhney Roger (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION 701 VETERANS CIRCLE (Street) WARMINSTER PA 18974 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Arbutus Biopharma Corp [ ABUS ] Foreign Trading Symbol	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/18/2026
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 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	09/18/2026		M		52,533	A	$3.34	52,533	D
Common Shares	09/18/2026		M		78,800	A	$4.24	131,333	D
Common Shares	09/18/2026		F(1)		100,508	D	$5.07	30,825	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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.34	09/18/2026		M			52,533	(2)	08/04/2035	Common Shares	52,533	$0	105,067	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.24	09/18/2026		M			78,800	06/08/2026(3)	06/08/2036	Common Shares	78,800	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person exercised options on September 18, 2026. The Issuer withheld an aggregate of 100,508 shares otherwise issuable upon the exercises to satisfy the aggregate exercise prices.

2. The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 157,600 shares, vests over a three-year period, with 1/3rd of the total shares subject to the option vesting at each of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of the August 4, 2025 grant date, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service as of each vesting date.

3. The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 78,800 shares, was fully vested and exercisable as of the June 8, 2026 grant date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Tuan Nguyen as attorney-in-fact for Roger Sawhney	09/23/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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