UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 28, 2020

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

499 Illinois Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, California 94158

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 906-4324

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Resignation of Director

On August 28, 2020, Kristina Burow resigned, with immediate effect, from her role as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) and as a member of the Board’s compensation committee. Ms. Burow’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company.

Appointment of Director

On August 28, 2020, upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Nominating Committee”), the Board filled the vacancy created by Ms. Burow’s resignation, and effective August 28, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), appointed Ms. Janet Napolitano to fill the newly created vacancy to serve on the Board as a Class I director until the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, and until her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation or removal. Based upon the further recommendation of its Nominating Committee, the Board, also appointed Ms. Napolitano to serve as a member of its Nominating Committee, with such appointment effective upon her appointment to the Board. Ms. Napolitano was not selected by the Board to serve as a director pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any person.

Ms. Napolitano will receive compensation as a non-employee director in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy that took effect in October 2019, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2020. Pursuant to the automatic grant program under such policy, Ms. Napolitano was granted an option to purchase 33,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”) on the Effective Date. One-third of the shares subject to such stock option will vest on the one-year anniversary of her initial appointment and thereafter the remainder of the shares subject to such stock option will vest monthly over a two-year period, subject to her continued service as a director through the applicable vesting dates, and acceleration in the event of a change of control as defined in the 2019 Plan. Such option grant has an exercise price equal to $41.64, the closing sales price of the Company’s common stock on the Effective Date as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market and a term of 10 years, subject to earlier termination for cessation of continuous service.

In connection with the aforementioned appointment to the Board, the Company entered into its standard indemnification agreement with Ms. Napolitano, which form indemnity agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-233604) filed with the SEC on September 3, 2019, which requires the Company, under the circumstances and to the extent provided for therein, to indemnify the indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against certain expenses and other amounts incurred by her as a result of either of her being made a party to certain actions, suits, investigations and other proceedings.

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.