SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-18-008531
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA · VRTX
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Amit Sachdev
Officer — EVP, CRO
Period of report
Feb 6, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Feb 8, 2018 · 6:10 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000875320
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Feb 6, 2018 | A | 15,170 | $0.00 | A | 54,333 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Feb 6, 2018 | A | 10,125 | $0.00 | A | 64,458 | D | |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 882 | I | 401(k) | |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 12,215 | I | Held in 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)F3 | $155.57 | Feb 6, 2018 | A | 23,479 | A | — | Feb 5, 2028 | Common Stock | 23,479 | 23,479 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents earned performance shares with respect to a performance stock unit award granted on 2/3/2017 that contained both performance-vesting and service-vesting requirements. The issuer's management development and compensation committee certified as to the level of performance-goal attainment on 2/6/2018. The earned performance shares remain subject to the service-vesting requirements and will vest in three equal installments on 2/10/2018, 2/10/2019 and 2/10/2020.
- F2Restricted stock unit award that vests in three equal installments on 2/17/2019, 2/17/2020 and 2/17/2021.
- F3This option vests in 16 quarterly installments from 2/6/2018.