Viehbacher Christopher 4
4 · BIOGEN INC. · Filed Feb 10, 2026
Research Summary
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Biogen (BIIB) CEO Christopher Viehbacher Exercises RSUs, Sells Shares for Taxes
What Happened
- Christopher Viehbacher, President & CEO and a director of Biogen, had restricted stock units convert into common shares on 2026-02-06 (two conversion events totaling 24,461 shares at $0.00 exercise price). To cover tax withholding, 10,980 of those shares were surrendered/sold at $201.18 per share, producing proceeds of $2,208,956. The remaining net shares retained from the conversions were 13,481.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 6, 2026; Form 4 filed February 10, 2026 (timely within the 2 business-day requirement).
- Conversions (code M): 9,008 and 15,453 shares acquired at $0.00 (total 24,461).
- Withholding/disposals (code F): 4,356 and 6,624 shares disposed at $201.18 (total 10,980), total proceeds $2,208,956.
- Net shares retained after withholding: 13,481 (24,461 converted − 10,980 withheld).
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
- Footnotes: F1 and F2 indicate these were restricted stock units vesting in three equal annual installments (grants dated 02/07/2024 and 02/06/2025, respectively).
- No late-filing indicator or 10b5‑1 plan was noted in the provided filing excerpt.
Context
- The filings reflect RSU vesting and a standard "sell-to-cover" / tax-withholding action (exercise/conversion of RSUs followed by share surrender/sale to satisfy tax liability). This is a common administrative transaction and not necessarily a directional buy/sell signal about company prospects.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
BIOGEN INC.BIIB
Viehbacher Christopher
DirectorPresident and CEO
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-02-06+9,008→ 25,451 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
2026-02-06$201.18/sh−4,356$876,340→ 21,095 total - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-02-06+15,453→ 36,548 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
2026-02-06$201.18/sh−6,624$1,332,616→ 29,924 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Unit
[F1]2026-02-06−9,008→ 9,009 totalExercise: $0.00Exp: 2027-02-07→ Common Stock (9,008 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Unit
[F2]2026-02-06−15,453→ 30,907 totalExercise: $0.00Exp: 2028-02-06→ Common Stock (15,453 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]The restricted stock units vest in three (3) equal annual installments, commencing one year after the grant date of 02/07/2024.
- [F2]The restricted stock units vest in three equal yearly installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date of February 6, 2025.
Signature
/s/ Wendell Taylor, attorney-in-fact for Christopher A. Viehbacher|2026-02-10