Cedric Francois - 03 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (APLS)

Role
Chief Executive Officer, Director
Signature
/s/ David Watson, attorney-in-fact for Cedric Francois
Issuer symbol
APLS
Transactions as of
03 Feb 2026
Net transactions value
+$33,238
Form type
4
Filing time
05 Feb 2026, 16:14:07 UTC
Previous filing
30 Jan 2026
Next filing
13 Mar 2026
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Francois Cedric Chief Executive Officer, Director C/O APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 FIFTH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, WALTHAM /s/ David Watson, attorney-in-fact for Cedric Francois 05 Feb 2026 0001658080

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction APLS Common Stock Options Exercise $33,238 +8,840 +1.8% $3.76 490,837 03 Feb 2026 Direct
holding APLS Common Stock 307,946 03 Feb 2026 Indirect Owner (The Cedric Francois Irrevocable Trust of 2023 - 2) F1
holding APLS Common Stock 472,065 03 Feb 2026 Indirect Owner (The Cedric Francois Irrevocable Trust of 2023) F2
holding APLS Common Stock 300,000 03 Feb 2026 Indirect Owner (The Francois Grossi Trust) F3
holding APLS Common Stock 234,411 03 Feb 2026 Indirect Owner (The Francois-DuBois Educational Trust) F4

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 -8,840 -100% $0.000000 0 03 Feb 2026 Common Stock 8,840 $3.76 Direct F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The securities are held by The Cedric Francois Irrevocable Trust of 2023 - 2. William V. A. Zorn is the trustee of The Cedric Francois Irrevocable Trust of 2023 - 2. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares held by The Cedric Francois Irrevocable Trust of 2023 - 2 except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F2 The securities are held by The Cedric Francois Irrevocable Trust of 2023. William V. A. Zorn is the trustee of The Cedric Francois Irrevocable Trust of 2023. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares held by The Cedric Francois Irrevocable Trust of 2023 except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F3 The securities are held by The Francois Grossi Trust, for which Juliana Grossi, the spouse of the reporting person, serves as trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares held by the Francois Grossi Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F4 The securities are held by The Francois-DuBois Educational Trust, for which the Fiduciary Trust Company of New England serves as trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares held by The Francois-DuBois Educational Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F5 This option was granted on February 8, 2016 and fully vested.