FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Robertson Stephen P.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. [AUPH] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, General Counsel
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2022
(Street)

1203-4464 MARKHAM STREET, A1 V8Z7X8		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
Common Stock 03/02/2022   A   8,500 (1) A $ 0 11,682 (2) D  

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 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 (3) 03/02/2022   A   104,080     (3)   (3) Common Shares 104,080.00 $ 0 104,080 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 12.01 03/02/2022   A   178,063     (4) 03/02/2032 Common Stock 178,063.00 $ 0 178,063 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Robertson Stephen P.

1203-4464 MARKHAM STREET, A1 V8Z7X8		       EVP, General Counsel  

Signatures

 /s/ Stephen P. Robertson   03/04/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On March 18, 2021, the Reporting Person was granted stock based performance awards ("Performance Awards") which vests when specific performance metrics are met based on the results for the year ended December 31, 2021. It was determined that as of March 2, 2022, the Reporting Person partially met the performance criteria and received shares of common stock for no consideration.
(2) Includes 462 shares acquired by the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2021 Employee Share Purchase Plan on December 1, 2021.
(3) Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The RSUs shall vest in three (3) equal annual installments beginning March 2, 2022, provided the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer through each annual vesting date.
(4) One-third of the shares subject to the option vests twelve months from the grant date, and the remainder vests in twenty-four equal monthly installments thereafter.

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