SEC Form 4 · accession 0000874015-15-000080
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC · IONS
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Patrick R. O'Neil
Officer — SVP, Legal & General Counsel
Period of report
Nov 3, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Nov 4, 2015 · 7:00 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000874015
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Nov 3, 2015 | M | 1,000 | $7.25 | A | 7,259 | D | |
| Common StockF1,F2 | Nov 3, 2015 | S | 1,000 | $51.95 | D | 6,259 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy)F3 | $7.25 | Nov 3, 2015 | M | 1,000 | D | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 2, 2019 | Common Stock | 1,000 | 3,067 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Acquired as a result of exercising a stock option pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan. The purchase and sale reported on this Form 4 was effective pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by the reporting person on 9/21/2015.
- F2The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $51.50 to $52.40, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any security holder of Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (2) on this Form 4.
- F3Grant of 1/3/2012 to reporting person of stock options under the Isis Pharmacueticals, Inc. 1989 Stock Option Plan. 25% of the shares subject to the option vested and became exercisable on 1/3/2013. Thereafter, the remaining shares subject to the option vest and become exercisable in 36 equal monthly installments, at the rate of 4,875 shares per year. Following this transaction, the option was exercisable as to 2,254 on 11/3/2015.