uniQure N.V.·4

Jun 22, 8:05 AM ET

Balachandran Madhavan 4

4 · uniQure N.V. · Filed Jun 22, 2026

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uniQure (QURE) Director Balachandran Madhavan Exercises Options, Sells Shares

What Happened

  • Director Balachandran Madhavan exercised two option grants on 2026-06-17 (5,295 shares at $31.71 = $167,904; 6,390 shares at $19.39 = $123,902), acquiring a total of 11,685 shares at an aggregate exercise cost of $291,806.
  • The same day he sold all 11,685 shares in open-market transactions (5,295 sold at a weighted avg $47.08 for $249,289; 4,700 sold at a weighted avg $43.66 for $205,202; 1,690 sold at a weighted avg $42.60 for $71,994), producing total gross proceeds of $526,485.
  • Net proceeds (gross sales minus exercise cost) were about $234,679. Two zero-dollar “Disposed” entries reflect the exercise/conversion of the derivative awards for reporting purposes.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: 2026-06-17; Form 4 filed: 2026-06-22 (filed after the typical 2-business-day window).
  • Transaction codes: M = exercised/conversion of derivative; S = open-market sale.
  • Price details / ranges per footnotes: 5,295 shares sold at weighted avg $47.08 (range $47.00–$47.36); 4,700 at weighted avg $43.66 (range $43.12–$43.95); 1,690 at weighted avg $42.60 (range $42.50–$42.93).
  • Shares owned after the transactions: not provided in the materials you supplied.
  • Footnotes: sales were effected under a 10b5‑1 trading plan adopted March 10, 2026 (prearranged sales). The exercised options vested in full on Jan 25, 2020 and Jan 26, 2019 (per filing).

Context

  • This was effectively a cashless exercise: options were exercised and the resulting shares were immediately sold the same day. That pattern is commonly used for liquidity (paying exercise costs and taxes) and, combined with a 10b5‑1 plan, indicates prearranged sales rather than opportunistic trading based on new company information.
  • For retail investors: purchases are often more informative about insider conviction; this filing documents routine, preplanned insider liquidity rather than an incremental buy signal.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-06-17
Transactions
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Ordinary Shares

    [F1]
    2026-06-17$31.71/sh+5,295$167,90448,549 total
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Ordinary Shares

    [F1]
    2026-06-17$19.39/sh+6,390$123,90254,939 total
  • Sale

    Ordinary Shares

    [F1][F2]
    2026-06-17$47.08/sh5,295$249,28949,644 total
  • Sale

    Ordinary Shares

    [F1][F3]
    2026-06-17$43.66/sh4,700$205,20244,944 total
  • Sale

    Ordinary Shares

    [F1][F4]
    2026-06-17$42.60/sh1,690$71,99443,254 total
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Stock Option (Right to Buy)

    [F1][F5]
    2026-06-175,2950 total
    Exercise: $31.71Exp: 2029-01-25Ordinary Shares (5,295 underlying)
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Stock Option (Right to Buy)

    [F1][F6]
    2026-06-176,3900 total
    Exercise: $19.39Exp: 2028-01-26Ordinary Shares (6,390 underlying)
Footnotes (6)
  • [F1]The transactions reported herein were effected pursuant to a sales plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 10, 2026 and intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  • [F2]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $47.00 to $47.36. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any shareholder of the Issuer, 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 range set forth in the footnote.
  • [F3]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $43.12 to $43.95. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any shareholder of the Issuer, 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 range set forth in the footnote.
  • [F4]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $42.50 to $42.93. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any shareholder of the Issuer, 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 range set forth in the footnote.
  • [F5]The Stock Option vested in full on January 25, 2020.
  • [F6]The Stock Option vested in full on January 26, 2019.
Signature
/s/ Christian Klemt, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-06-22

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