CDMO Avid Bioservices Inc

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 OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bamforth Mark R	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Avid Bioservices, Inc. [ CDMO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 2642 MICHELLE DRIVE, SUITE 200	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/17/2021
(Street) TUSTIN, CA 92780 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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, $0.001 par value	3/17/2021		S(1)		100000	D	$18.18 (2)	0	D
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	3/17/2021		S(1)		26000	D	$18.18 (2)	0	I	By Self as co-trustee of the Mark R. Bamforth Family Trust
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	3/17/2021		P(1)		126000	A	$18.18 (2)	126000	I	By Mark R. Bamforth Irrevocable Trust dated April 2, 2015 (1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents a private sale between the reporting person and the Mark R. Bamforth Irrevocable Trust dated April 2, 2015, for which the reporting person's wife and children serve as co-trustees and are beneficiaries of the Trust.
(2)	The value of the shares transferred to the Mark R. Bamforth Irrevocable Trust dated April 2, 2015 was measured by the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on March 17, 2021.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bamforth Mark R 2642 MICHELLE DRIVE, SUITE 200 TUSTIN, CA 92780	X

Signatures
/s/ Stephen Hedberg, by Power of Attorney for Mark R. Bamforth		3/19/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date