Yang Taiyin 4

What Happened Yang Taiyin, a member of the board of directors of Kodiak Sciences, was granted a derivative equity award on June 30, 2026 covering 17,731 shares. The reported acquisition price was $0.00 (no cash paid). This transaction is coded as an award/grant (A) rather than an open‑market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-30; Filing date: 2026-07-02 (Form 4 accession 0001334505-26-000002). Filing appears timely (filed within the standard two-business-day window).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A); 17,731 shares; price reported $0.00; total cash paid $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing data.
• Vesting note (from filing): 100% of the shares subject to the option vest upon the earlier of June 30, 2027 or one day prior to the issuer’s next annual meeting after the grant date, provided the director continues to serve through the applicable vesting date.

Context This was a derivative equity grant (a board compensation award), not an immediate purchase of common stock. No shares were reported sold or immediately transferred; the award vests based on continued board service and timing described above. Such grants are common as director compensation and do not necessarily signal immediate insider buying or selling intent.