Catriona Yale - Sep 13, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (AKRO)

Role
Chief Development Officer
Signature
/s/ Jonathan Young, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol
AKRO
Transactions as of
Sep 13, 2023
Transactions value $
-$239,616
Form type
4
Date filed
9/25/2023, 08:31 PM
Previous filing
Aug 30, 2023
Next filing
Dec 12, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction AKRO Common Stock Sale -$31.1K -617 -1.32% $50.34 46K Sep 13, 2023 Direct F1
transaction AKRO Common Stock Options Exercise $31.8K +5K +10.87% $6.36* 51K Sep 21, 2023 Direct F2
transaction AKRO Common Stock Sale -$134K -2.8K -5.49% $47.85 48.2K Sep 21, 2023 Direct F2, F3
transaction AKRO Common Stock Sale -$106K -2.2K -4.56% $48.36 46K Sep 21, 2023 Direct F2, F4

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 AKRO Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -5K -16.57% $0.00 25.2K Sep 21, 2023 Common Stock 5K $6.36 Direct F2, F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

Transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Represents the number of shares required to be sold by the reporting person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units. The Issuer has adopted a "sell-to-cover" policy to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the reporting person. The sales reported on this Form 4 represent the number of shares required to be sold by the reporting person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted share units. Such sales were automatic and intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1.
F2 The reported transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated May 23, 2023, previously adopted by the Reporting Person.
F3 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $47.18 to $48.16, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (3) and (4) to this Form 4.
F4 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $48.18 to $48.57, inclusive.
F5 The options are vested and currently exercisable.