de los Pinos Elisabet 4
4 · Aura Biosciences, Inc. · Filed Feb 17, 2026
Research Summary
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Aura Biosciences CEO Elisabet de los Pinos Sells 47,648 Shares
What Happened
Elisabet de los Pinos, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aura Biosciences (AURA), disposed of 47,648 shares on 2026-02-17 in a sale reporting a weighted-average price of $5.06, for an aggregate value of approximately $241,099. The filing indicates the sale was automatic to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs), not a discretionary open-market decision.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-17
- Transaction type/code: Sale (S); reported as tax-withholding disposition (footnote F1 / code F)
- Price: weighted average $5.06; shares were sold across prices ranging $5.04 to $5.26 (footnote F2)
- Shares disposed: 47,648; aggregate proceeds ≈ $241,099
- Shares held/vehicle: Shares are held by the Elisabet de los Pinos Revocable Trust U/D/T dated April 8, 2016; Reporting Person is a trustee (footnote F3)
- Ownership after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt
- Filing timeliness: Reported on 2026-02-17 with a Period of Report 2026-02-17 — no late filing indicated
Context
Sales to cover tax withholding for RSU vesting are routine administrative transactions and do not necessarily reflect the insider’s view of the company. For retail investors, purchases typically carry more informative weight about insider sentiment; this filing documents a tax-related, automatic sale rather than a voluntary liquidation.
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-02-17$5.06/sh−47,648$241,099→ 409,815 total
- 127,763(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
[F3]
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The sales reported on this Form 4 represent the number of shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units. Such sales were automatic and not at the discretion of the Reporting Person.
- [F2]The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.04 to $5.26, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder 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 this footnote.
- [F3]The shares are held by the Elisabet de los Pinos Revocable Trust U/D/T dated April 8, 2016, of which the Reporting Person is a trustee.