Adam J. Townsend - 03 Apr 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (APLS)

Signature
/s/ David Watson, attorney-in-fact for Adam Townsend
Issuer symbol
APLS
Transactions as of
03 Apr 2023
Net transactions value
-$294,800
Form type
4
Filing time
05 Apr 2023, 16:50:25 UTC
Previous filing
07 Mar 2023
Next filing
04 May 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction APLS Common Stock Options Exercise $75,450 +5,000 +6.6% $15.09 80,995 03 Apr 2023 Direct F1
transaction APLS Common Stock Sale $370,250 -5,000 -6.2% $74.05 75,995 03 Apr 2023 Direct F1

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 APLS Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -5,000 -1.7% $0.000000 287,500 03 Apr 2023 Common Stock 5,000 $15.09 Direct F1, F2
* 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 This is a scheduled exercise and sale from an established 10b5-1 plan.
F2 This option was granted on November 16, 2018 and vests as to 25% of the shares underlying the options on the first anniversary of Mr. Townsend's date of hire, November 16, 2018, with the remaining 75% of the shares underlying the option vesting in equal monthly installments thereafter through the fourth anniversary of his date of hire, subject to continued service.