Timothy Rolph - 16 Dec 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (AKRO)

Role
Chief Scientific Officer
Signature
/s/ Jonathan Young, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol
AKRO
Transactions as of
16 Dec 2024
Net transactions value
-$42,666
Form type
4
Filing time
18 Dec 2024, 20:52:52 UTC
Previous filing
12 Dec 2024
Next filing
30 Dec 2024
SEC
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Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction AKRO Common Stock Options Exercise $75,506 +3,800 +2.1% $19.87 182,137 17 Dec 2024 Direct F1
transaction AKRO Common Stock Sale $118,172 -3,800 -2.1% $31.10 178,337 17 Dec 2024 Direct F1, F2
transaction AKRO Common Stock Award $0 +20,000 +11% $0.000000 198,337 16 Dec 2024 Direct F3

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 -3,800 -2.7% $0.000000 134,955 17 Dec 2024 Common Stock 3,800 $19.87 Direct F1, F4
transaction AKRO Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award $0 +60,000 $0.000000 60,000 16 Dec 2024 Common Stock 60,000 $29.23 Direct 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 The reported transactions were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated August 12, 2024, previously adopted by the Reporting Person.
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.00 to $31.27, 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 this footnote.
F3 These shares are represented by restricted stock units (the "RSUs"). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Issuer. The RSUs will vest in eight (8) equal semi-annual installments, commencing from December 16, 2024, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer as of each such vesting date.
F4 The options are vested and currently exercisable.
F5 This option shall vest and become exercisable in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments, commencing from December 16, 2024, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer as of each such vesting date.