SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-17-033770
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS · NKTR
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
John Nicholson
Officer — SVP & Chief Operating Officer
Period of report
May 16, 2017
Accepted (ET)
May 18, 2017 · 8:49 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000906709
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1,F2 | May 16, 2017 | S | 3,146 | $19.55 | D | 178,943 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents the number of shares required to be sold by the reporting person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of the RSUs held by the reporting person. This sale is mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plans to require the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and does not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person.
- F2This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $19.31 to $19.90. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares and the prices at which the transactions were effected upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.