SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-065175
bluebird bio, Inc. · BLUE
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Nick Leschly
Officer — President and CEO · Director
Period of report
Aug 7, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Aug 11, 2015 · 2:56 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001293971
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Aug 7, 2015 | M | 6,056 | $2.0864 | A | 252,577 | D | |
| Comon Stock | Aug 7, 2015 | M | 28,511 | $2.0864 | A | 281,088 | D | |
| Common Stock | Aug 7, 2015 | M | 90,433 | $5.5004 | A | 371,521 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 419 | $130.56 | D | 371,102 | D | |
| Common StockF4 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 1,528 | $131.12 | D | 369,574 | D | |
| Common StockF5 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 12,171 | $132.29 | D | 357,403 | D | |
| Common StockF6 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 2,208 | $133.08 | D | 355,195 | D | |
| Common StockF7 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 1,766 | $134.24 | D | 353,429 | D | |
| Common StockF8 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 17,832 | $135.51 | D | 335,597 | D | |
| Common StockF9 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 19,365 | $136.33 | D | 316,232 | D | |
| Common StockF10 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 15,256 | $140.36 | D | 300,976 | D | |
| Common StockF11 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 15,815 | $141.32 | D | 285,161 | D | |
| Common StockF12 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 7,293 | $142.35 | D | 277,868 | D | |
| Common StockF13 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 13,158 | $143.35 | D | 264,710 | D | |
| Common StockF14 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 6,570 | $144.40 | D | 258,140 | D | |
| Common StockF15 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 4,912 | $145.36 | D | 253,228 | D | |
| Common StockF16 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 2,063 | $146.81 | D | 251,165 | D | |
| Common StockF17 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 1,262 | $148.30 | D | 249,903 | D | |
| Common StockF18 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 1,185 | $149.29 | D | 248,718 | D | |
| Common StockF19 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 1,019 | $150.38 | D | 247,699 | D | |
| Common StockF20 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 862 | $151.67 | D | 246,837 | D | |
| Common Stock | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 79 | $153.66 | D | 246,758 | D | |
| Common StockF21 | Aug 7, 2015 | S | 237 | $154.59 | D | 246,521 | D | |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 7,504 | I | Nick Leschly 2001 Trust |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Option (right to buy)F22 | $2.0864 | Aug 7, 2015 | M | 6,056 | D | — | Jul 13, 2021 | Common Stock | 6,056 | 32,391 | D |
| Stock Option (right to buy)F23 | $2.0864 | Aug 7, 2015 | M | 28,511 | D | — | Jun 4, 2022 | Common Stock | 28,511 | 38,605 | D |
| Stock Option (right to buy)F24 | $5.5004 | Aug 7, 2015 | M | 90,433 | D | — | Jan 16, 2023 | Common Stock | 90,433 | 390,269 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Includes 272 shares acquired under bluebird bio employee stock purchase plan on July 31, 2015.
- F10The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $140.00 to $140.79. The average weighted price was $140.36. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F11The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $140.82 to $141.82. The average weighted price was $141.32. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F12The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $141.87 to $142.87. The average weighted price was $142.35. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F13The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $142.90 to $143.89. The average weighted price was $143.35. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F14The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $143.91 to $144.90. The average weighted price was $144.40. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F15The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $145.00 to $146.00. The average weighted price was $145.36. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F16The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $146.16 to $147.11. The average weighted price was $146.81. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F17The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $147.81 to $148.59. The average weighted price was $148.30. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F18The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $149.04 to $149.61. The average weighted price was $149.29. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F19The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $150.00 to $151.00. The average weighted price was $150.38. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F2The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on June 30, 2015.
- F20The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $151.01 to $152.01. The average weighted price was $151.67. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F21The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $154.32 to $154.75. The average weighted price was $154.59. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F22This option vests over a four-year period, at a rate of twenty-five percent (25%) on April 15, 2012 and in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter
- F23This option vests over a four-year period, at a rate of twenty-five percent (25%) on May 1, 2013 and in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.
- F24This option to purchase shares of our common stock granted on January 16, 2013 with performance-based vesting criteria that were met as of January 1, 2013. The shares underlying these options vested as follows: 25% vested on January 1, 2014, with the remainder of the shares vesting in equal monthly installments over the following three years.
- F3The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $130.54 to $130.58. The average weighted price was $130.56. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F4The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $130.72 to $131.61. The average weighted price was $131.12. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F5The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $131.85 to $132.64. The average weighted price was $132.29. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F6The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $132.66 to $133.65. The average weighted price was $133.08. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F7The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $133.74 to $134.74. The average weighted price was $134.24. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F8The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $134.95 to $135.91. The average weighted price was $135.51. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F9The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $135.92 to $136.92. The average weighted price was $136.33. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.