Planned options exercise and 50K-share sale by AtaiBeckley (ATAI) COO
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
AtaiBeckley Inc. Chief Operating Officer Gerd Kochendoerfer reported an options exercise and share sale involving the company’s common stock. On June 26, 2026, he sold 50,000 shares in an open-market transaction at $5.00 per share and exercised stock options to acquire 50,000 shares at $1.60 per share.
The filing indicates these option exercises and related sales were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 27, 2026, which means the trades were scheduled in advance. Following the transactions, Kochendoerfer directly holds 50,000 common shares and 1,400,000 stock options that remain outstanding, according to the reported post-transaction balances.
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Insights
Routine options exercise and same-day sale under a pre-planned 10b5-1 trading plan.
The AtaiBeckley Inc. COO exercised stock options for 50,000 common shares at an exercise price of $1.60 and sold 50,000 shares at $5.00 on June 26, 2026. This is a classic exercise-and-sell pattern that converts option value into cash.
The trades were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 27, 2026, suggesting they were scheduled in advance rather than timed discretionarily. After the transactions, he still holds 50,000 common shares and 1,400,000 stock options expiring on January 1, 2035, indicating a continuing equity-linked position.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option | 50,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 50,000 | $1.60 | $80K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 50,000 | $5.00 | $250K |
Footnotes (1)
- The option exercises and sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 27, 2026. The stock option vested (subject to continued service through each such vesting date) as to 25% of the total number of shares underlying the option on December 3, 2025 and as to the remaining 75% of the total number of shares in 36 substantially equal monthly installments thereafter.