SEC Form 4 · accession 0001400482-17-000035
KUBOTA PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS CO LTD · M??????
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Edward H Danse
Officer — Chief Business Officer
Period of report
Apr 4, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Apr 4, 2017 · 8:32 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001400482
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1,F2,F3 | Apr 4, 2017 | S | 1,100 | $6.75 | D | 72,314 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1On November 30, 2016, the issuer completed its change in place of incorporation, pursuant to which Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation ("Kubota Holdings"), became the publicly traded parent company of the Kubota group of companies. Each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Acucela Inc., a Washington corporation ("Acucela US"), was cancelled and converted into one share of common stock of Kubota Holdings. Pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Kubota Holdings is the successor issuer to Acucela US.
- F2The issuer's common stock trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the code 4596.
- F3The sale on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a non-discretionary, Issuer-mandated sell-to-cover arrangement, in order to cover tax withholding incident to the vesting of shares under the reporting person's restricted stock grant.