Brett A. Pletcher - 30 Aug 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for CYTOKINETICS INC (CYTK)

Role: EVP, Chief Legal Officer
Signature: /s/ John O. Faurescu, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Pletcher
Issuer symbol: CYTK
Transactions as of: 30 Aug 2024
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Sep 2024, 17:06:12 UTC
Previous filing: 19 Aug 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CYTK	Common Stock	Award	$0	+33,140		$0.000000	33,140	30 Aug 2024	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	CYTK	Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Award	$0	+51,039		$0.000000	51,039	30 Aug 2024	Common Stock	51,039	$57.08	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Inducement grant comprised of restricted stock units ("RSUs") that are converted into shares of common stock on a 1:1 basis upon time based vesting. 40% of the RSUs vest on the 1-year anniversary of the grant date, an additional 40% of the RSUs vest on the 2-year anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 20% of the RSUs vest on the 3-year anniversary of the grant date, in each case subject to the grantee's continued employment with the company.
F2	Inducement grant comprised of stock options to purchase shares of common stock subject to time lapse vesting. 25% of the stock options vest on the 1-year anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75% of the stock options vest in equal monthly installments over the subsequent 3 years to the 1-year anniversary of the grant date, with each installment vesting subject to the grantee's continued employment with the company.

Content

Inducement grant comprised of restricted stock units ("RSUs") that are converted into shares of common stock on a 1:1 basis upon time based vesting. 40% of the RSUs vest on the 1-year anniversary of the grant date, an additional 40% of the RSUs vest on the 2-year anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 20% of the RSUs vest on the 3-year anniversary of the grant date, in each case subject to the grantee's continued employment with the company.

Inducement grant comprised of stock options to purchase shares of common stock subject to time lapse vesting. 25% of the stock options vest on the 1-year anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75% of the stock options vest in equal monthly installments over the subsequent 3 years to the 1-year anniversary of the grant date, with each installment vesting subject to the grantee's continued employment with the company.