Amy L. Burroughs - 02 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (TERN)

Signature
/s/ David Strauss, as Attorney-in-Fact for Amy L. Burroughs
Issuer symbol
TERN
Transactions as of
02 Jan 2026
Net transactions value
-$2,618,233
Form type
4
Filing time
06 Jan 2026, 20:26:57 UTC
Previous filing
25 Jun 2025
Next filing
16 Jan 2026

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Burroughs Amy L. Chief Executive Officer, Director C/O TERNS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1065 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 100, FOSTER CITY /s/ David Strauss, as Attorney-in-Fact for Amy L. Burroughs 06 Jan 2026 0001872564

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction TERN Common Stock Options Exercise $99,997 +21,551 +56% $4.64 60,315 02 Jan 2026 Direct
transaction TERN Common Stock Options Exercise +150,000 +249% 210,315 05 Jan 2026 Direct F1
transaction TERN Common Stock Sale $2,718,230 -71,339 -34% $38.10 138,976 05 Jan 2026 Direct F2, F3
holding TERN Common Stock 8,319 02 Jan 2026 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 TERN Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise $0 -21,551 -2% $0.000000 1,053,449 02 Jan 2026 Common Stock 21,551 $4.64 Direct F5
transaction TERN Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -150,000 -100% $0.000000 0 05 Jan 2026 Common Stock 150,000 Direct F1, F6
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock.
F2 Represents shares of common stock sold to satisfy taxes associated with the vesting of a restricted stock unit award previously granted to the Reporting Person. Such sales do not represent a discretionary trade by the Reporting Person.
F3 This sale price represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $37.43 to $39.595 per share. 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.
F4 The Reporting Person beneficially owns these shares indirectly through the Amy L Burroughs 2017 Trust.
F5 25% of the shares subject to the option vested on the first anniversary measured from January 1, 2025 (the "Vesting Commencement Date"), and 1/48th of the total number of shares vest monthly thereafter, such that 100% of the shares subject to the option will be fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.
F6 The restricted stock unit award was granted on March 1, 2024. The restricted stock unit award was subject to vesting as to 50% of the shares underlying the award if the average closing price of the Issuer's common stock over 30 consecutive trading days equaled or exceeded $15.00 per share and as to the remaining 50% of the shares underlying the award if the average closing price of the Issuer's common stock over 30 consecutive trading days equaled or exceeded $20.00 per share. The performance criteria for the specified milestones were determined to have been achieved by the Compensation Committee as to 100% of the underlying shares, and the delivery and release of the underlying shares occurred on January 5, 2026.