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4 · ISTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC · Filed Oct 22, 2004

Form 4

Period: 2002-12-16

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Transactions

Award
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
2004-10-20$10.75/sh+9,000$96,750→ 9,000 total
Exercise: $10.75From: 2005-10-20Exp: 2014-10-20→ Common Stock (9,000 underlying)
Award
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
2003-09-10$6.96/sh+16,250$113,100→ 16,250 total
Exercise: $6.96From: 2004-09-10Exp: 2013-09-10→ Common Stock (16,250 underlying)
Award
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
2002-12-16$3.49/sh+32,500$113,425→ 32,500 total
Exercise: $3.49From: 2003-12-16Exp: 2012-12-16→ Common Stock (32,500 underlying)
Award
Common Stock
2004-10-20$0.00/sh+1,500$2→ 1,500 total

Footnotes (3)

[F1]Shares subject to the Award shall fully vest on the first anniversary after the date of grant, provided that the Optionee shall continue to serve on the ISTA Board of Directors on such dates and no longer subject to ISTA's repurchase right.
[F2]One-third (1/3) of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest on the first anniversary after the date of grant and one-third (1/3) of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest on each anniversary thereafter so that the Option shall be fully vested on the third anniversary after the date of grant, provided that the Optionee shall continue to serve on the ISTA Board of Directors on such dates
[F3]Shares subject to the Option shall fully vest on the first anniversary after the date of grant, provided that the Optionee shall continue to serve on the ISTA Board of Directors on such dates.

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