Tessari Eben 4
4 · Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc · Filed Apr 8, 2026
Research Summary
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Kiniksa (KNSA) CSO Tessari Exercises RSUs; 846 Shares Withheld
What Happened
Tessari Eben, Chief Strategy Officer of Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International (KNSA), had 2,726 restricted share units (RSUs) convert into Class A ordinary shares on April 7, 2026. To satisfy tax withholding, 846 of those shares were withheld at $48.94 per share, resulting in withholding value of $41,403. The net shares issued to Tessari after withholding were 1,880 shares (2,726 granted minus 846 withheld).
Key Details
- Transaction date: April 7, 2026; Form 4 filed April 8, 2026 (timely filing).
- Conversion/exercise code: M (exercise/conversion of derivative — here RSUs converting to shares).
- Tax/payment code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability) — 846 shares withheld at $48.94 each, $41,403 total.
- Shares issued on conversion: 2,726; shares withheld for taxes: 846; net issued to insider: 1,880.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing details.
- Footnotes from the filing: F1 — each RSU converts to one Class A ordinary share; F2 — the RSUs vest over four years with 25% vesting each April 7 starting April 7, 2022.
Context
- This was a standard RSU vesting and tax-withholding event (common for equity compensation), not an open-market sale. The "disposed" shares on the Form 4 reflect tax withholding, not a market transaction.
- Such receipts are routine for employee equity plans and do not by themselves indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Tessari Eben
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Class A Ordinary Share
[F1]2026-04-07+2,726→ 23,976 total - Tax Payment
Class A Ordinary Share
2026-04-07$48.94/sh−846$41,403→ 23,130 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Share Unit
[F1][F2]2026-04-07−2,726→ 0 total→ Class A Ordinary Share (2,726 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Each Restricted Share Unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive one Class A Ordinary Share of the Issuer.
- [F2]The RSUs vest over a four-year period, with 25% of the RSUs vesting on each yearly anniversary of the date of grant, April 7, 2022.
Signature
/s/ Douglas Barry, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-04-08