SEC Form 4 · accession 0000874015-17-000064
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC · IONS
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
C Frank Bennett
Officer — SVP, Antisense Research
Period of report
Oct 18, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Oct 20, 2017 · 5:35 pm EDT
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 | Oct 18, 2017 | M | 12,250 | $10.29 | A | 27,291 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | Oct 18, 2017 | S | 12,250 | $65.00 | D | 15,041 | 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) | $10.29 | Oct 18, 2017 | M | 12,250 | D | Jan 3, 2015 | Jan 2, 2018 | Common Stock | 12,250 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Acquired as a result of exercising a stock option that was scheduled to expire on 1/2/2018. The purchase and sale reported on this Form 4 was effective pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by the reporting person on 1/27/2017.