SEC Form 4 · accession 0000874015-19-000004
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
Jan 1, 2019
Accepted (ET)
Jan 3, 2019 · 7:32 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 | Jan 1, 2019 | J | 128 | $36.448 | A | 19,524 | 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)F2 | $53.77 | Jan 2, 2019 | A | 46,800 | A | Jan 2, 2020 | Jan 1, 2026 | Common Stock | 46,800 | 46,800 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Reporting of shares acquired under the Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on January 1, 2019. These shares may not be sold until July 2, 2019.
- F2Grant of 01/02/2019 to reporting person of stock options under the Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. 25% of the shares subject to the option vest and become exercisable on 01/02/2020. Thereafter, the remaining shares subject to the option vest and become exercisable in 36 equal monthly installments over the next 3 years. Following this transaction, the option was exercisable as to 0 on 01/02/2019.