Brian Lian - 02 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX)

Signature
/s/ Michael Morneau, as Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol
VKTX
Transactions as of
02 Jan 2026
Net transactions value
-$7,692,121
Form type
4
Filing time
05 Jan 2026, 20:28:24 UTC
Previous filing
28 Oct 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Lian Brian President & CEO, Director C/O VIKING THERAPEUTICS, INC., 9920 PACIFIC HEIGHTS BLVD, SUITE 350, SAN DIEGO /s/ Michael Morneau, as Attorney-in-Fact 05 Jan 2026 0001614578

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction VKTX Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share Award $0 +78,400 +3.2% $0.000000 2,508,620 02 Jan 2026 Direct F1, F2
transaction VKTX Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share Award $0 +224,080 +8.9% $0.000000 2,732,700 02 Jan 2026 Direct F3
transaction VKTX Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share Sale $4,277,032 -132,454 -4.8% $32.29 2,600,246 05 Jan 2026 Direct F4, F5
transaction VKTX Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share Sale $1,778,267 -53,279 -2% $33.38 2,546,967 05 Jan 2026 Direct F4, F6
transaction VKTX Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share Sale $1,412,399 -41,276 -1.6% $34.22 2,505,691 05 Jan 2026 Direct F4, F7
transaction VKTX Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share Sale $224,423 -6,400 -0.26% $35.07 2,499,291 05 Jan 2026 Direct F4, F8

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 VKTX Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award $0 +176,300 $0.000000 176,300 02 Jan 2026 Common Stock 176,300 $35.42 Direct F9
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Represents a restricted stock unit award ("RSU") of common stock under the Issuer's 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. One-third of the shares subject to the RSU shall vest on each one year anniversary of the grant date of the award.
F2 Includes 11,111 shares acquired on May 20, 2024 pursuant to the Issuer's 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
F3 The reported securities were subject to a performance restricted stock unit award that was granted on January 3, 2023, 33.33% of which vested on January 2, 2026. upon the achievement of a non-financial performance goal and a second performance restricted stock unit award that was granted on January 3, 2025, 1.665% of which vested on January 2, 2026, upon the partial achievement of a non-financial performance goal.
F4 These shares were automatically sold on a non-discretionary basis solely to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations in connection with the issuance of shares upon the vesting of certain shares of common stock subject to certain restricted stock unit awards that vested on January 3, 2026 and the performance restricted stock unit awards described in Footnote 3.
F5 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.87 to $32.865, 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 within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
F6 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $32.87 to $33.865, 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 within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
F7 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 $34.85, 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 within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
F8 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $34.88 to $35.20, 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 within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
F9 25% of the shares subject to the option will vest on each anniversary of the grant date.