GUGGENHIME ANDREW 4
4 · Vaxcyte, Inc. · Filed Jun 18, 2026
Research Summary
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Vaxcyte CFO Andrew Guggenhime Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
Andrew Guggenhime, President and Chief Financial Officer of Vaxcyte (PCVX), reported transactions on 2026-06-18. He exercised options to acquire 10,000 shares at $5.35 per share (cost $53,500) and sold 10,000 shares in the open market at $53.00 per share for gross proceeds of $530,000. The filing also shows a 10,000-share derivative conversion/disposition reported at $0. The sale was executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-06-18.
- Exercises: 10,000 shares exercised at $5.35 (total $53,500). Option reported as fully vested and exercisable (F3).
- Sale: 10,000 shares sold at $53.00 (gross proceeds $530,000); sale effected under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted March 4, 2026 (F1).
- Derivative line: 10,000-share exercise/conversion reported at $0 (recorded as a derivative disposition).
- Ownership after transaction: not specified in the provided data. Note some shares are held by ALG 2025 GRAT HOLDINGS LLC, owned by a grantor retained annuity trust for which Guggenhime is annuitant/trustee (F2).
- Filing timeliness: report period and filing date are the same (2026-06-18); no late-file indication provided.
Context
This shows an "exercise-and-sell" sequence: options were exercised and at least some of the resulting shares were sold the same day, a routine pattern for option holders to cover exercise costs or diversify. The 10b5-1 note means the sale was pre-arranged under a trading plan, which can help avoid questions about trading on material nonpublic information. The $0 derivative line likely reflects the internal conversion/settlement mechanics of the option/derivative and does not indicate additional cash payment.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-06-18$5.35/sh+10,000$53,500→ 114,395 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-06-18$53.00/sh−10,000$530,000→ 104,395 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (right to buy)
[F3]2026-06-18−10,000→ 236,827 totalExercise: $5.35Exp: 2030-05-11→ Common Stock (10,000 underlying)
- 61,850(indirect: See Footnote)
Common Stock
[F2]
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The sale reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 4, 2026.
- [F2]Shares are held by ALG 2025 GRAT HOLDINGS LLC, of which 100% of the limited liability company interest is owned by a grantor retained annuity trust, of which the Reporting Person is the annuitant and the trustee.
- [F3]Option is fully vested and exercisable.