Aquestive COO reports 10b5-1 option exercise and share sale
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Chief Operating Officer reported transactions on 10/15/2025. The officer exercised 25,000 non-qualified stock options at a $3.1027 exercise price (code M) and sold 67,575 shares at an average price of $7.01 (code S), pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Following the transactions, the officer beneficially owned 240,771 shares directly and 2,000 shares indirectly by spouse. The reported option, granted on June 10, 2021, is fully vested and shows 0 derivative securities remaining after the exercise.
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Insights
Routine 10b5-1 plan activity; administrative disclosure.
The filing lists a scheduled option exercise at $3.1027 for 25,000 shares and a same-day sale of 67,575 shares at $7.01. The explanation states these were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating pre-arranged transactions.
Post-transaction holdings are 240,771 shares direct and 2,000 indirect by spouse, with the exercised option (granted June 10, 2021) fully vested and showing 0 remaining after exercise. This is a standard Form 4 update without stated strategic implications.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 25,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 25,000 | $3.1027 | $78K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 67,575 | $7.01 | $474K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- This is a scheduled exercise from 10b5-1 trading plan. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was affected. The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan previously adopted by the reporting person in this Form 4. This option was granted on June 10, 2021 and is fully vested.