Quart Barry D 4
4 · Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc · Filed Apr 8, 2026
Research Summary
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Kiniksa (KNSA) Director Barry D. Quart Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
- Barry D. Quart, a director of Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International (KNSA), exercised 6,901 vested options on 2026-04-06 (exercise price $14.33, cost $98,891) and sold the 6,901 shares the same day in an open-market sales program for a weighted average price of $50.00 per share (total proceeds $345,050).
- The exercises and sale were effected under a pre-established 10b5-1 trading plan and the option was fully vested.
Key Details
- Transaction date: April 6, 2026; Form 4 filed April 8, 2026 (appears filed within the normal two-business-day window).
- Exercise: 6,901 shares at $14.33 (total cost $98,891).
- Sale: 6,901 shares at a weighted average price of $50.00 (total proceeds $345,050); sales executed in multiple trades at prices between $50.00 and $50.015.
- Form shows a derivative conversion line (6,901 at $0.00) reflecting the option-to-stock conversion.
- Notable footnotes: transaction done under a 10b5-1 plan (Sep 11, 2025); option fully vested. The filing does not list post-transaction total shares beneficially owned in the provided excerpt.
Context
- This was effectively a cashless exercise: options were exercised and the resulting shares were sold the same day. For retail investors, purchases (insider buys) often carry more signal than routine sales; here the activity reflects monetizing vested options under a trading plan rather than an open-market directional buy.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Quart Barry D
Director
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Class A Ordinary Share
[F1]2026-04-06$14.33/sh+6,901$98,891→ 19,447 total - Sale
Class A Ordinary Share
[F1][F2]2026-04-06$50.00/sh−6,901$345,050→ 12,546 total - Exercise/Conversion
Share Option
[F1][F3]2026-04-06−6,901→ 26,336 totalExercise: $14.33Exp: 2031-06-28→ Class A Ordinary Shares (6,901 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]This transaction was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan executed by the reporting person on September 11, 2025.
- [F2]This transaction was executed in multiple trades through a broker-dealer at prices ranging between $50.00 and $50.015. The price reported in this column reflects a weighted average sales price. Upon request, the reporting person will provide to the SEC staff full information regarding the number of Shares sold at each price.
- [F3]The option is fully vested and exercisable.
Signature
/s/ Douglas Barry, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-04-08