Timothy Sullivan - Apr 1, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (APLS)

Signature
/s/s David Watson, attorney-in-fact for Timothy Sullivan
Stock symbol
APLS
Transactions as of
Apr 1, 2024
Transactions value $
-$194,520
Form type
4
Date filed
4/2/2024, 04:06 PM
Previous filing
Mar 5, 2024
Next filing
Apr 19, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction APLS Common Stock Options Exercise $40.1K +4K +4.29% $10.03* 97.3K Apr 1, 2024 Direct F1
transaction APLS Common Stock Sale -$235K -4K -4.11% $58.66 93.3K Apr 1, 2024 Direct F1
holding APLS Common Stock 56.2K Apr 1, 2024 The Timothy E Sullivan Irrevocable Trust of 2023 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 APLS Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -4K -1.53% $0.00 258K Apr 1, 2024 Common Stock 4K $10.03 Direct F1, F3
* 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 & sale from 10b5-1 trading plan dated 12/1/23.
F2 The securities are held by The Timothy E Sullivan Irrevocable Trust of 2023. Patrick O. Collins is the trustee of The Timothy E Sullivan Irrevocable Trust of 2023. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares held by The Timothy E Sullivan Irrevocable Trust of 2023 except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F3 This option was granted on October 18, 2017 and fully vested.