William J. Peters - Mar 15, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMPH)

Signature
/s/ William J. Peters
Stock symbol
AMPH
Transactions as of
Mar 15, 2022
Transactions value $
-$480,306
Form type
4
Date filed
3/17/2022, 06:13 PM
Previous filing
Mar 9, 2022
Next filing
Mar 18, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction AMPH Common Stock Sale -$272K -7.9K -7.45% $34.46 98.1K Mar 15, 2022 Direct F1, F2
transaction AMPH Common Stock Award $0 +22K +22.41% $0.00 120K Mar 15, 2022 Direct F3
transaction AMPH Common Stock Tax liability -$208K -5.99K -4.99% $34.74 114K Mar 15, 2022 Direct 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 AMPH Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Award $0 +50.7K $0.00 50.7K Mar 15, 2022 Common Stock 50.7K $34.74 Direct F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on June 7, 2021.
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $33.87 to $34.84, 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.
F3 The reported shares are represented by restricted stock units, or RSUs, which vest in four equal annual installments beginning on March 15, 2023.
F4 The reported shares were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability in connection with the vesting of RSUs.
F5 The shares subject to the option vest in four equal annual installments beginning on March 15, 2023.