Brian Lian - Jan 3, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX)

Role
President & CEO, Director
Signature
/s/ Michael Morneau, as Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol
VKTX
Transactions as of
Jan 3, 2022
Transactions value $
-$299,353
Form type
4
Date filed
1/5/2022, 06:12 PM
Previous filing
Sep 30, 2021
Next filing
Jan 6, 2022

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 Tax liability -$177K -36.3K -1.89% $4.88 1.89M Jan 3, 2022 Direct F1, F2
transaction VKTX Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share Award $0 +173K +9.17% $0.00 2.06M Jan 3, 2022 Direct F3
transaction VKTX Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share Tax liability -$122K -26.4K -1.28% $4.62 2.04M Jan 4, 2022 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 VKTX Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award $0 +390K $0.00 390K Jan 3, 2022 Common Stock 390K $4.88 Direct F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 These shares were withheld by the Issuer in order to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of certain shares of restricted stock units.
F2 Includes 1,297 shares acquired on November 19, 2021 pursuant to the Issuer's 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
F3 Represents a restricted stock unit award ("RSU") of common stock under the Issuer's 2014 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.
F4 25% of the shares subject to the option will vest on each anniversary of the grant date.