Marianna Mancini - 03 Jan 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX)

Signature
/s/ Michael Morneau, as Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol
VKTX
Transactions as of
03 Jan 2022
Net transactions value
-$73,849
Form type
4
Filing time
05 Jan 2022, 18:12:51 UTC
Previous filing
30 Sep 2021
Next filing
11 Feb 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 $19,125 -3,919 -2.2% $4.88 174,034 03 Jan 2022 Direct F1, F2
transaction VKTX Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share Award $0 +77,333 +44% $0.000000 251,367 03 Jan 2022 Direct F3
transaction VKTX Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share Tax liability $54,724 -11,845 -4.7% $4.62 239,522 04 Jan 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 +174,000 $0.000000 174,000 03 Jan 2022 Common Stock 174,000 $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 418 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.