Apellis Pharmace SEC Filings

Apellis Pharmaceuticals insider Kelley Boucher received equity awards on 09/02/2025. The filing shows a grant of 30,476 restricted stock units that vest 25% annually over four years, subject to continued service or termination provisions. Following the grant, Ms. Boucher beneficially owns 97,658 shares of common stock.

The filing also reports a stock option award for 45,766 shares with an exercise price of $28.17, exercisable beginning 09/02/2026 under a four-year vesting schedule and expiring 09/02/2035. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/03/2025.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (APLS) Form 144 reports a proposed sale of 548 shares of common stock through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC with an aggregate market value of $15,386.20. The filing shows approximately 126,289,910 shares outstanding and lists the approximate sale date as 09/02/2025 on the NASDAQ. The shares were acquired by restricted stock vesting on 08/29/2025 and the stated nature of payment is compensation. The filer reports no securities sold in the past three months and includes the standard Rule 144 attestation regarding material nonpublic information.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals insider Leslie Meltzer received equity awards on August 26, 2025. The filing shows a grant of 61,804 restricted stock units (RSUs) that vest 25% annually over four years subject to continued service, and a stock option to purchase 92,592 shares with an exercise price of $16.20 that vests over four years (25% after one year, then monthly thereafter) and expires August 26, 2035. After the transactions, Meltzer beneficially owns 61,804 shares from the RSUs and 92,592 underlying the option, reported as direct ownership. The form was signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of Meltzer on September 2, 2025.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals filed an initial Form 3 reporting that Leslie Meltzer, the company's Chief Research and Development Officer and an officer/director, submitted a statement of beneficial ownership tied to an event dated 08/26/2025. The filing discloses that no securities are beneficially owned by the reporting person. The form was signed on behalf of Ms. Meltzer by an attorney-in-fact, David Watson, with a signature date of 09/02/2025. The filing includes the reporting person's Waltham, MA business address but contains no holdings, derivative positions, or other ownership details.

Cedric Francois, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS), reported insider sales on August 27–28, 2025. The Form 4 shows sales of 175,037 shares on 08/27/2025 at a weighted-average price of $28.19 and 49,963 shares on 08/28/2025 at a weighted-average price of $28.39, totaling 225,000 shares sold. The filing reports post-transaction beneficial ownership figures of 357,909 shares (after the 08/27 sale) and 307,946 shares (after the 08/28 sale). The report also discloses multiple indirect holdings held in trusts: 472,065 shares, 300,000 shares and 234,411 shares, with trustees named in the footnotes. Footnotes clarify weighted-average price ranges and the reporting persons limited beneficial interest in trust-held shares.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS) Form 144 reports a planned sale of 225,000 shares of common stock through UBS Financial Services on 08/27/2025, with an aggregate market value of $6,462,500. The filing identifies Cedric Francois as the person for whose account the shares are to be sold and notes prior acquisitions by option exercise: 160,037 shares on 02/27/2023 and 74,963 shares on 09/01/2023, both paid in cash. The filing also discloses a sale within the last three months: 159,090 shares sold on 07/17/2025 for $2,540,000. The filer certifies no undisclosed material adverse information is known.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals insider transaction: David O. Watson, General Counsel and officer of Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS), reported a scheduled sale of 5,000 shares of Apellis common stock on 08/18/2025 at a price of $27.80 per share under a 10b5-1 trading plan dated March 3, 2025. After the reported sale, Mr. Watson beneficially owns 123,730 shares directly, plus 10,000 held in a custodial account for his minor children and 70,136 shares held by The David O. Watson Irrevocable Trust of 2023 (for which he disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of pecuniary interest). The Form 4 was signed on 08/19/2025.

Form 144 notice discloses a proposed sale of 5,000 common shares to be executed approximately on 08/18/2025 through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on NASDAQ with an aggregate market value of $139,000. The filing lists 126,289,910 shares outstanding for the class. The shares were acquired in two restricted stock vesting events from the issuer on 01/21/2024 (4,031 shares) and 01/28/2024 (969 shares), paid as compensation. The filer previously sold 5,000 shares on 06/16/2025 for $93,850 and 5,000 shares on 07/16/2025 for $97,750. The form includes broker and seller name/address details but lacks a named issuer in the filing text.

Wellington Management and affiliated entities report beneficial ownership of 9,009,522 shares of Apellis Pharmaceuticals common stock, equal to 7.17% of the class. The cover pages show no sole voting or dispositive power; voting power is shared for 8,713,716 shares and shared dispositive power for 9,009,522 shares, indicating these shares are held on behalf of clients of Wellington’s investment advisers. The filing states the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control. Reporting persons include four Wellington entities classified as holding companies (HC) and an investment adviser (IA) where noted.