Brian Birchler - Jan 15, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC (IONS)

Signature
By: Patrick R. O'Neil, attorney-in-fact For: Brian Birchler
Stock symbol
IONS
Transactions as of
Jan 15, 2024
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
1/17/2024, 08:49 PM
Previous filing
Jan 4, 2024
Next filing
Jan 18, 2024

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction IONS Performance Restricted Stock Units Award $0 +17K +118.57% $0.00 31.3K Jan 15, 2024 Common Stock 17K $0.00 Direct F1, F2
transaction IONS Restricted Stock Unit Award $0 +20.4K +53.79% $0.00 58.3K Jan 15, 2024 Common Stock 20.4K $0.00 Direct F3, F4, F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Grant to reporting person of Performance Restricted Stock Units (PRSUs) under the Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.
F2 The PRSUs may vest at the end of the three-year performance period following the date of grant based on the Issuer's relative total shareholder return as compared to a peer group of companies. The number of PRSUs reported represents the maximum that may be earned, which is 200% of the target number. No number of PRSUs is guaranteed to vest and the actual number of PRSUs that will vest at the end of the performance period may be anywhere from zero to the amount stated.
F3 Grant to reporting person of Restricted Stock Units under the Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.
F4 Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Ionis common stock, or its equivalent cash value.
F5 Restricted Stock Units vest in four equal annual installments. Upon vesting, the restricted stock units will be paid out in whole shares of Ionis common stock or cash as may be determined by the Company.