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Monia Brett P 4

Accession 0000874015-26-000099

CIK 0000874015other

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0000874015-26-000099

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Ionis (IONS) CEO Monia Brett Receives Award, Sells Shares

What Happened

  • Monia Brett, CEO of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, had 122,214 performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs) vest on 2026-01-29 (acquired at $0).
  • The next day (2026-01-30) she disposed of 62,970 shares in open-market sales for aggregate proceeds of $5,208,979 (weighted average price $82.72).

Key Details

  • Award (A): 122,214 shares vested on 2026-01-29; acquisition price reported $0.00.
  • Sale (S): 62,970 shares sold on 2026-01-30; weighted avg price $82.72; prices ranged $82.26–$82.925 (footnote).
  • Total proceeds from the sales: $5,208,979.
  • Footnote F1: The 122,214 shares were PRSUs for a grant reported Jan 18, 2023; Compensation Committee certified performance at 167.27% of target (payout range 0–200%).
  • Footnote F2: The sale price shown is a weighted average; the reporting person will provide per-price breakdown on request.
  • Shares owned after the transactions: not disclosed in the provided Form 4 excerpt.
  • Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed 2026-02-02 for transactions on Jan 29–30; this filing is within the SEC two-business-day reporting window (timely).

Context

  • The 122,214 shares were a performance-based award that vested (not a cash purchase); the subsequent sale was an open-market disposition of a portion of those shares.
  • This reporting is factual—vesting and a follow-up sale—rather than an explicit statement of insider sentiment.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-01-29
Monia Brett P
DirectorChief Executive Officer
Transactions
  • Award

    Common Stock

    [F1]
    2026-01-29+122,214346,897 total
  • Sale

    Common Stock

    [F2]
    2026-01-30$82.72/sh62,970$5,208,979283,927 total
Footnotes (2)
  • [F1]Represents shares earned upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs") for the performance period of the grant to the reporting person reported on January 18, 2023. The Compensation Committee certified achievement of the pre-established performance goal based on the Issuer's relative total shareholder return as compared to a peer group of companies at a level resulting in a vest of 167.27% of target shares. As reported at grant, the PRSUs could result in a payout of 0% to 200% based on actual achievement of the goal.
  • [F2]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $82.26 to $82.925 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. any security holder of Ionis 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.
Signature
By: Patrick R. O'Neil, attorney-in-fact For: Brett P. Monia|2026-02-02

Issuer

IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC

CIK 0000874015

Entity typeother

Related Parties

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  • filerCIK 0001537529

Filing Metadata

Form type
4
Filed
Feb 1, 7:00 PM ET
Accepted
Feb 2, 8:51 PM ET
Size
7.1 KB