Flammer Martina M.D. 4
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INSMED (INSM) CMO Martina Flammer Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
Martina Flammer, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of INSMED (INSM), exercised stock options and sold the resulting shares on July 6, 2026. She exercised 7,945 options at $29.13 each (cost $231,438) and 4,357 options at $19.74 each (cost $86,007) — acquiring 12,302 shares for a total exercise cost of $317,445. Those 12,302 shares were then sold in two open-market transactions: 4,854 shares at a weighted average of $109.02 ($529,183) and 7,448 shares at a weighted average of $110.60 ($823,749), for combined gross proceeds of about $1,352,932. The filing also shows two derivative "Disposed" lines at $0 tied to the option exercises (common in filings when shares are surrendered or net-settled).
Key Details
- Transaction date: July 6, 2026; Form 4 filed July 8, 2026 (timely).
- Options exercised: 7,945 @ $29.13 ($231,438) and 4,357 @ $19.74 ($86,007).
- Shares sold: 4,854 @ weighted avg $109.02 (range $108.90–$109.58) and 7,448 @ weighted avg $110.60 (range $110.36–$110.71). See footnotes F2 & F3 for price ranges.
- Gross sale proceeds: ~$1,352,932; exercise cost: ~$317,445; approximate net proceeds before taxes/fees: ~$1,035,487.
- Transactions effected under a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted Feb 27, 2025 (footnote F1).
- Options vest per footnote F4 (25% at 1 year, then 12.5% every 6 months through year 4).
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt — check the full Form 4 for ending beneficial ownership.
Context
This was an option exercise followed by same-day open-market sales (effectively a cashless or immediate-sale outcome). Sales executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan are typically pre-planned and do not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company. The $0 "Disposed" derivative lines in the filing are related to the exercise mechanics (e.g., net settlement or share surrender) as reported on the Form 4.