Vera Therapeutics Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 27, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Mar 27, 2024

VERA$30.61+2.8%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNumber	Description
1.1	Sales Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Cowen and Company, LLC, dated June 3, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on June 3, 2022).
2.1^	Asset Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated December 16, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on February 7, 2022).
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 18, 2021).
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 18, 2021).
4.1	Form of Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2021).
4.2	Second Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, by and among the Registrant and certain of its stockholders, dated October 29, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2021).
4.3*	Description of Common Stock of the Registrant
10.1†	Vera Therapeutics, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2021).
10.2†	Forms of Grant Notice, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Exercise under the Vera Therapeutics, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statements on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2021).
10.3†	Vera Therapeutics, Inc 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2021).
10.4†	Forms of Stock Option Grant Notice, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Exercise under the Vera Therapeutics, Inc 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2021).
10.5†	Forms of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement under the Vera Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2021).
10.6†	Vera Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2021).

10.7†*	Vera Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Inducement Plan.
10.8†*	Forms of Stock Option Grant Notice, Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Exercise under the Vera Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Inducement Plan.
10.9†*	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Award Agreement under the Vera Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Inducement Plan.
10.10†	Vera Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Non-employee Director Compensation Policy, as amended on March 28, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2023).
10.11†*	Vera Therapeutics, Inc. Non-employee Director Compensation Policy, as amended December 6, 2023.
10.12†	Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between the Registrant and its directors and executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file with the SEC on May 10, 2021).
10.13†¥	Amended and Restated Offer Letter by and between the Registrant and Marshall Fordyce, M.D., dated May 7, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2021).
10.14†¥	Separation Agreement by and between the Registrant and Celia Lin, M.D., dated January 3, 2024.
10.15†¥	Offer Letter, by and between the Registrant and Sean P. Grant, dated May 30, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 14, 2021).
10.16^	License Agreement by and between the Registrant and Ares Trading S.A., dated as of October 29, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2021).
10.17¥	Loan and Security Agreement between the Registrant and Oxford Finance LLC, dated December 17, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on February 7, 2022).
10.18¥^	License Agreement between Novartis International Pharmaceuticals AG and Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated August 26, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on February 7, 2022).
10.19^	Amendment No. 1 to License Agreement between Novartis International Pharmaceutics AG and Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated September 24, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on February 7, 2022).
10.20^	Amendment to License Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Novartis Pharma AG, dated September 9, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 9, 2022).
10.21¥	First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Oxford Finance, LLC, dated November 4, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2022).
23.1*	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1*	Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
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.
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.
32.1*#	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*#	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
97.1*	Vera Therapeutics, Inc. Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy
101.INS*	Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents
104*	Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

Filed herewith.

† Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

¥ Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.

^ Pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, certain portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted.

The information in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including this Annual Report on Form 10-K), unless the Registrant specifically incorporates the foregoing information into those documents by reference.

SIGNA TURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	Vera Therapeutics, Inc.
Date: March 26, 2024	By:	/s/ Marshall Fordyce
		Marshall Fordyce, M.D.
		Chief Executive Officer and President(Principal Executive Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Michael Morrissey, Ph.D.
Name	Title	Date
/s/ Marshall Fordyce	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director	March 26, 2024
Marshall Fordyce, M.D.	(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Sean Grant	Chief Financial Officer	March 26, 2024
Sean Grant	(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Joseph Young	Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer	March 26, 2024
Joseph Young	(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Michael Morrissey	Chairman of the Board	March 26, 2024
/s/ Andrew Cheng	Director	March 26, 2024
Andrew Cheng, M.D., Ph.D.
/s/ Patrick Enright	Director	March 26, 2024
Patrick Enright
/s/ Kimball Hall	Director	March 26, 2024
Kimball Hall
/s/ Maha Katabi	Director	March 26, 2024
Maha Katabi, Ph.D.
/s/ Scott Morrison	Director	March 26, 2024
Scott Morrison
/s/ Beth Seidenberg	Director	March 26, 2024
Beth Seidenberg, M.D.

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