SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-17-051249
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 31, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Sep 5, 2017 · 4:01 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 StockF2 | Aug 31, 2017 | S | 24,333 | $115.089 | D | 289,368 | D | |
| Common Stock | Sep 1, 2017 | M | 6,364 | $5.5004 | A | 295,732 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | Sep 1, 2017 | S | 22,500 | $130.0437 | D | 273,232 | D | |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 17,186 | 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)F4 | $5.5004 | Sep 1, 2017 | M | 6,364 | D | — | Jan 16, 2023 | Common Stock | 6,364 | 243,355 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 22, 2016.
- F2The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $115.00 to $115.65. The average weighted price was $115.0890. 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.
- F3The range of prices for the transaction reported on this line was $130.00 to $130.30. The average weighted price was $130.0437. 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.
- F4This option vest over a four-year period, at a rate of twenty-five percent (25%) on May 1, 2014, and in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.