Sec Form 4 Filing - White Marvin L @ Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. - 2022-06-07

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person White Marvin L 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. [ APVO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O APTEVO THERAPEUTICS INC., 2401 4TH AVENUE, SUITE 1050 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/07/2022 (Street) SEATTLE, WA98121 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Restricted Stock Unit( 1 ) ( 2 ) 06/07/2022 A 28,750 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 28,750 $ 0 28,750 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Dire ctor 10% Owner Officer Other White Marvin L C/O APTEVO THERAPEUTICS INC. 2401 4TH AVENUE, SUITE 1050 SEATTLE, WA98121 X President and CEO Signatures SoYoung Kwon, Attorney-in-Fact 06/07/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )As previously disclosed in a Form 4 filed on March 4, 2022, the reporting person was granted 28,750 options on such date. At the time of the grant, there were insufficient shares available for issuance under the Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan to make the full grant of equity award to the reporting person that was approved for issuance by Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.'s Compensation Committee. As such, the equity award was split into two separate grants with the first portion of 28,750 options granted on March 4, 2022 and the second portion of 28,750 restricted stock units granted on June 7, 2022, following stockholder approval of an increase in shares available for issuance under the Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated). ( 2 )Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") convert into common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis. ( 3 )The RSU vests in three approximately equal annual installments beginning on March 3, 2023.

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