4Filed Jul 28, 8:00 PM ET

Liquidia (LQDA) CBO Jason Adair Sells 688 Shares

$LQDA · Liquidia Corp

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Liquidia (LQDA) CBO Jason Adair Sells 688 Shares

What Happened

  • Jason Adair, Chief Business Officer of Liquidia Corporation (LQDA), sold 688 shares of common stock on July 27, 2026, at $87.53 per share, generating $60,221. The Form 4 reports this as a sale (code S) effected under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
  • The filing indicates the sale was made to cover taxes associated with the settlement of previously granted restricted stock units (RSUs), so this was a routine tax-withholding sale rather than a discretionary market-timing trade.

Key Details

  • Transaction date and price: July 27, 2026 — 688 shares at $87.53 each (total $60,221).
  • Plan/authorization: Executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted December 15, 2023 (Footnote F1).
  • Reason for sale: Shares sold to cover tax withholding on RSU settlement (Footnote F2).
  • Reported holdings detail (per footnote F3): includes unvested RSUs — 6,250 of 25,000 (granted 7/6/2023), 14,845 of 39,588 (1/11/2024), 38,684 of 61,895 (1/11/2025), 27,683 RSUs granted 1/16/2026 (not yet vested), plus 12,023 shares from the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed on July 29, 2026 for a July 27 transaction (filed within the standard two-business-day window).

Context

  • Sales made under 10b5-1 plans and to cover tax obligations are common and are generally considered routine rather than a strong signal about the insider’s view of the company’s prospects.
  • For retail investors, purchases by insiders often carry more informational weight than routine sales; this transaction appears to be administrative (tax-related) rather than an opportunistic market sale.