Wentworth Kerry 4
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Nuvation Bio (NUVB) CRO Kerry Wentworth Sells Shares After Option Exercise
What Happened
Kerry Wentworth, Chief Regulatory Officer of Nuvation Bio (NUVB), exercised 36,750 stock options and immediately sold the resulting 36,750 shares on April 17, 2026. The exercise recorded a $2.93 per-share cost (total cash paid $107,678) and the subsequent open-market sale reported a weighted-average price of $5.01 per share for total gross proceeds of $184,279. The filing also includes a related $0.00 derivative conversion entry associated with the option-to-share conversion.
Key Details
- Transaction date: April 17, 2026. Filing date: April 21, 2026 (filed on the Form 4 due date).
- Exercise (code M): 36,750 shares exercised at $2.93/share — cash paid $107,678.
- Sale (code S): 36,750 shares sold at a weighted-average price of $5.01/share — gross proceeds $184,279; trade prices ranged $5.00–$5.05 (footnote F2).
- Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the provided data.
- Footnotes: Sales were made pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan dated Dec 4, 2025 (F1). The option vesting schedule is noted (25% after 1 year from Aug 29, 2022, then monthly over 36 months) (F3).
- The filing shows a $0.00 derivative conversion line tied to the exercise (reporting/administrative entry).
Context
- This was an exercise followed by an immediate sale (commonly called a cashless exercise or sell-to-cover pattern): the insider converted options into shares and sold those shares the same day. Such transactions are often routine and can be executed under trading plans (here, a 10b5-1 plan).
- Factual summary only — this report shows a disposition of shares after exercising options and does not, by itself, indicate the insider’s view on the company’s prospects.