KIRK RANDAL J 4
4 · PRECIGEN, INC. · Filed Mar 31, 2026
Research Summary
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PRECIGEN (PGEN) 10% Owner Randal J. Kirk Sells Shares
What Happened
- Randal J. Kirk, reported as a 10% owner of Precigen, sold a total of 4,772,781 shares in multiple open-market transactions on March 30, 2026. The Form 4 reports a weighted-average price of $3.30 per share and aggregate proceeds of approximately $15,750,177. The largest single reported disposition was 2,334,420 shares for about $7.70M; other individual lots range from ~23,789 to 1,108,998 shares.
- These were sales (not purchases or option exercises), which are typically routine dispositions rather than a bullish signal.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 30, 2026; Form 4 filed March 31, 2026 (filed within the usual 2-business-day window).
- Reported weighted-average price: $3.30; actual execution prices ranged from $3.22 to $3.58 (see footnote F1).
- Total shares sold: 4,772,781; total proceeds: ~$15.75 million.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided excerpt of the filing.
- Footnotes of note:
- F1: Price is a weighted average; reporting person can provide breakdown of shares sold at each price within the $3.22–$3.58 range on request.
- F2: Mr. Kirk controls a number of entities that may be deemed beneficial owners of shares; he disclaims beneficial ownership except for any pecuniary interest.
- No indication in the supplied filing that the report was late.
Context
- As a 10% owner, Mr. Kirk’s holdings are reported under large/insider ownership rules; such institutional-level sales can be for portfolio or tax reasons and do not by themselves indicate management sentiment.
- These were straight sales in the open market (code “S”); there’s no indication here of option exercises, awards, or gifts.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
PRECIGEN, INC.PGEN
KIRK RANDAL J
Director10% Owner
Transactions
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−1,108,998$3,659,693→ 80,672,818 total(indirect: by R.J. Kirk DOT) - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−50,797$167,630→ 426,695 total(indirect: by JPK 2008) - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−370,847$1,223,795→ 3,238,210 total(indirect: by JPK 2009) - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−152,063$501,808→ 1,463,571 total(indirect: by JPK 2012) - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−50,797$167,630→ 425,732 total(indirect: by MGK 2008) - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−426,199$1,406,457→ 3,358,917 total(indirect: by MGK 2009) - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−168,794$557,020→ 1,425,544 total(indirect: by MGK 2011) - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−47,101$155,433→ 519,061 total(indirect: by ZSK 2008) - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−38,976$128,621→ 302,213 total(indirect: by ZSK 2009) - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−23,789$78,504→ 423,984 total(indirect: by Kellie L. Banks LTT) - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-30$3.30/sh−2,334,420$7,703,586→ 12,262,741 total(indirect: by Sunset 2020)
Holdings
- 4,598,044(indirect: by Kapital Joe)
Common Stock
[F2] - 1,403(indirect: by Lotus)
Common Stock
[F2] - 6,085,471(indirect: by Third Security)
Common Stock
[F2] - 1,096,686(indirect: by Parkview 2020)
Common Stock
[F2]
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.22 to $3.58, 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 ranges set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.
- [F2]Randal J. Kirk controls each of R.J. Kirk Declaration of Trust ("R.J. Kirk DOT"), JPK 2008 LLC ("JPK 2008"), JPK 2009 LLC ("JPK 2009"), JPK 2012 LLC ("JPK 2012"), MGK 2008 LLC ("MGK 2008"), MGK 2009 LLC ("MGK 2009"), MGK 2011 LLC ("MGK 2011"), ZSK 2008 LLC ("ZSK 2008"), ZSK 2009 LLC ("ZSK 2009"), Kellie L. Banks (2009) Long Term Trust ("Kellie L. Banks LTT"), Sunset 2020, LLC ("Sunset 2020"), Kapital Joe, LLC ("Kapital Joe"), Lotus Capital (2000) Company, Inc. ("Lotus"), Third Security, LLC ("Third Security") and Parkview 2020 Limited Partnership ("Parkview 2020"). Shares held by these entities may be deemed to be beneficially owned (as defined under Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) by Mr. Kirk. Mr. Kirk disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
Signature
/s/ Randal J. Kirk|2026-03-31