Stephen L. Sabba - May 10, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND)

Role
Director
Signature
By: /s/ Stephen L. Sabba
Stock symbol
LGND
Transactions as of
May 10, 2023
Transactions value $
-$494,225
Form type
4
Date filed
5/12/2023, 03:43 PM
Previous filing
Dec 27, 2022
Next filing
Jun 21, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction LGND Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +6.41K +24.85% $0.00 32.2K May 10, 2023 Direct F1
transaction LGND Common Stock Sale -$494K -6.41K -19.91% $77.13 25.8K May 10, 2023 Direct F1, F2

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 LGND Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -6.41K -87.36% $0.00 927 May 10, 2023 Common Stock 6.41K $18.82 Direct F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 These securities, as represented in Column 5, include a grant of 1,723 restricted shares approved by the Board of Directors of the Company at the 2022 Meeting ("2022 Shares"), which shares will vest in full on the earlier of (a) the date of the next annual meeting of the Company stockholders following the grant date or (b) on the first anniversary of the grant date. As reported on the Reporting Person's Form 4 dated 14 June 2022, which was filed to reflect the 2022 Meeting grant, the original grant was for 1,004 2022 Shares. The reference to 1,732 2022 Shares reflects certain adjustments by the Company to the 2022 Shares following the Company's 1 November 2022 distribution of a legacy business.
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is an average. These shares were sold in separate transactions for the following number of shares and at the respective prices: $77.29 (100), $77.25 (8), $77.23 (41), $77.22 (36), $77.21 (201), $77.20 (372), $77.18 (800), $77.17 (120), $77.16 (34), $77.15 (971), $77.14 (1,305), $77.13 (151), $77.12 (1), $77.11 (239), $77.10 (101), $77.09 (100), $77.08 (1,065), $77.01 (9), and $77.00 (754). This disposition was reported on a Form 144 for filed 10 May 2023.
F3 These securities, as represented in Column 5, were acquired by a grant of 7,335 shares approved by the Board of Directors of the Company at the 2013 Meeting, as previously reported on the Reporting Persons Form 4 dated 13 June 2013. That grant vested in full on the first anniversary of the grant date or immediately (x) upon a change in control or a hostile takeover of the Company or (y) the death or permanent disability of the grantee if still serving at that time.