Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc·4

Apr 8, 4:34 PM ET

Quart Barry D 4

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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.