0001501796 2 2026-09-01 2026-09-01 0001501796 1 2026-09-01 2026-09-01 0001501796 2026-09-01 2026-09-01 pure shares iso4217:USD N/A 0001501796 EX-FILING FEES S-8 S-8 Aura Biosciences, Inc. false false Equity Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Inducement Award) Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share true 676991 7.69 5206061 0.0001381 718.96 Equity Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Inducement Award) Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share true 343009 7.69 2637740 0.0001381 364.28 7843801 1083.24 0 1083.24 <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:4%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:96%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">(1)</span></p></td> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), which may become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td> </tr> </table></div><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p> <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:4%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:96%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">(2)</span></p></td> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Represents shares of the Registrant's Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of non-qualified stock options granted to three newly-hired employees pursuant to the Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Inducement Award) as an inducement material to entry into employment with the Registrant under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td> </tr> </table><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p> <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:4%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:96%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">(3)</span></p></td> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, and based on the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on August 26, 2026.</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:4%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:96%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">(1)</span></p></td> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), which may become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td> </tr> </table><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:4%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:96%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">(3)</span></p></td> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, and based on the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on August 26, 2026.</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td> </tr> </table></div><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p> <table style="border-spacing:0;table-layout:auto;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;"> <tr style="visibility:collapse;"> <td style="width:4%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> <td style="width:96%;box-sizing:content-box;"></td> </tr> <tr style="height:10pt;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:left;"> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">(4)</span></p></td> <td style="padding-top:0in;padding-left:0in;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0in;padding-right:0in;"><p style="tab-size:26.66px;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Represents shares of the Registrant's Common Stock issuable upon the settlement of restricted stock units granted to three newly-hired employees pursuant to the Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Inducement Award), as an inducement material to entry into employment with the Registrant under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p></td> </tr> </table>