aTyr Pharma director buys 100K shares
aTyr Pharma director Paul Schimmel reported an open-market purchase of 100,000 shares of aTyr Pharma common stock on May 27, 2026 at a weighted average price of $0.4963 per share.
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Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
aTyr Pharma director Paul Schimmel reported an open-market purchase of 100,000 shares of aTyr Pharma common stock on May 27, 2026 at a weighted average price of $0.4963 per share.
According to the filing, these shares were bought in multiple trades between $0.4907 and $0.50 per share and are held indirectly through entities associated with Schimmel as noted in the footnotes.
Insider Trade Summary
Net Buyer: 100,000 shares
Net Buy
3 txns
Insider
SCHIMMEL PAUL
Role
Director
Bought
100,000 shs ($50K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Common Stock | 100,000 | $0.4963 | $50K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 2,192,166 shares (Indirect, See Footnote);
Common Stock — 8,890 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (3)
- F1. Represents weighted average price for the shares. The shares were purchased at prices ranging from $0.4907 to $0.50 per share. The Reporting Person will provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
- F2. These shares are owned directly by Schimmel Revocable Trust U/A Dtd 9/6/2000. The Reporting Person and his spouse are trustees of the Schimmel Revocable Trust U/A Dtd 9/6/2000.
- F3. These shares are owned directly by Paul Schimmel Prototype PSP, Paul Schimmel Trustee, FBO Paul Schimmel. The Reporting Person is the sole owner of the Paul Schimmel Prototype PSP, Paul Schimmel Trustee, FBO Paul Schimmel.
Key Figures
Shares purchased: 100,000 shares
Weighted average price: $0.4963/share
Price range: $0.4907–$0.50/share
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6 metrics
Shares purchased
100,000 shares
Open-market purchase on May 27, 2026
Weighted average price
$0.4963/share
Average price for 100,000-share purchase
Price range
$0.4907–$0.50/share
Range of individual trades in the purchase
Net buy shares
100,000 shares
Net buy direction in transaction summary
Indirect holding after purchase (account)
779,143 shares
Total shares for the account that purchased 100,000 shares
Direct holding
8,890 shares
Directly owned common stock position reported
Key Terms
open-market purchase, weighted average price, indirect ownership, Schimmel Revocable Trust, +1 more
5 terms
open-market purchase financial
"transaction_action: open-market purchase"
An open-market purchase is when an investor or a company buys shares on a public stock exchange at the going market price, rather than through a private deal. It matters to investors because these purchases change how many shares are available, can push the stock price up or signal confidence from large buyers, and often affect per-share metrics like earnings—think of it like someone buying lots of apples off a grocery shelf, reducing supply and potentially raising the price.
weighted average price financial
"Represents weighted average price for the shares."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
indirect ownership financial
"ownership_type: indirect; nature_of_ownership: See Footnote"
Schimmel Revocable Trust financial
"These shares are owned directly by Schimmel Revocable Trust U/A Dtd 9/6/2000."
Prototype PSP financial
"These shares are owned directly by Paul Schimmel Prototype PSP, Paul Schimmel Trustee, FBO Paul Schimmel."
FAQ
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What insider transaction did aTyr Pharma (ATYR) report for Paul Schimmel?
aTyr Pharma director Paul Schimmel reported buying 100,000 shares of common stock. The Form 4 shows this was an open-market purchase on May 27, 2026, increasing his indirect ownership through related entities referenced in the filing footnotes.
What does the weighted average price mean in the aTyr Pharma (ATYR) Form 4?
The weighted average price of $0.4963 reflects multiple trades making up the 100,000-share purchase. The filing notes that shares were bought between $0.4907 and $0.50, and detailed trade-by-trade pricing is available from Schimmel, the company, or SEC staff upon request.
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