Believes Now Is the Logical Time for Arbutus to Pursue a License and Collaboration Agreement With a Strategic Partner and Explore All Options for HBV Portfolio Urges Arbutus to Commit to No Dilutive Equity Issuances or ATM Use for Another Year Whitefort Formally Requests Meeting With the Board to Ensure Alignment of Views on Path Forward NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Whitefort Capital Management, LP (together with its affiliates, "Whitefort Capital," "us" or "we"), which is a long-term investor and the third largest shareholder of Arbutus Biopharma Corp. (NASDAQ: ABUS ) ("Arbutus" or the "Company") with an ownership interest of approximately 6.8% of the Company's outstanding shares, today published a letter to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") outlining its views on the actions Arbutus must take in order to preserve and maximize shareholder value.