INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

TANG KEVIN

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4747 EXECUTIVE DR

SUITE 210

(Street)

SAN DIEGO

92121

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/12/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. [ AUPH ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

**Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned**
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares	7,229,500	I	By LP⁽¹⁾

**Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned**
**(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Short Put Options (potential obligation to buy)	09/12/2024⁽²⁾	10/18/2024	Common Shares	3,000,000	6	I	By LP⁽³⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Tang Capital Partners, LP ("TCP") beneficially owns 6,729,500 shares and Tang Capital Partners III, Inc. ("TCP III") beneficially owns 500,000 shares. Kevin Tang is the sole manager of Tang Capital Management, LLC ("TCM"), which is the general partner of TCP. Kevin Tang is the sole director and Chief Executive Officer of TCP III, which is indirectly wholly owned by TCP. Mr. Tang has a pecuniary interest in the shares beneficially held by TCP and TCP III.

2. Each put option is currently exercisable through the expiration date of the put option.

3. The securities are beneficially owned by TCP.

	Kevin Tang	09/23/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date

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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).

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