[144] BELITE BIO, INC SEC Filing
Belite Bio, Inc. (BLTE) Form 144 shows an insider sale notice for 96,950 American Depositary Shares (ADS), each representing one ordinary share, scheduled approximately for 09/18/2025 through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. The filing reports an aggregate market value of $7,077,350 based on the shares to be sold, against 32,833,402 shares outstanding. The ADS were acquired on 12/31/2021 via an employee stock option exercise and were paid for in cash. The filer, identified as Yu‑Hsin Lin (c/o Belite Bio), previously sold small blocks of ADS on 08/07/2025 (269 ADS, $19,906) and 08/12/2025 (700 ADS, $51,856).
The filer attests they are not aware of any undisclosed material adverse information and the notice includes the usual certification language required by Rule 144.
- Full acquisition disclosure: acquisition date and nature (employee stock option exercise on 12/31/2021) are provided
- Brokered sale through a major firm: execution via J.P. Morgan Securities LLC indicates standard market procedures
- Prior recent dispositions disclosed: August 2025 sales are listed, supporting Rule 144 aggregation requirements
- Large dollar value: the planned sale totals about $7,077,350, which is material in cash terms even if small versus total shares outstanding
- No 10b5‑1 plan date indicated: the form does not state reliance on a pre‑arranged trading plan, which may raise timing questions (only factual absence is reported in the filing)
Insights
TL;DR: Routine insider sale of existing employee-option shares; size modest relative to total float but material in value.
The filing documents a planned sale of 96,950 ADS worth about $7.08 million. These shares were acquired by exercise of employee options in 2021 and the sale is being routed through a major broker, indicating a standard market sale rather than a secondary offering. Relative to the company's outstanding share count of 32.83 million, the block represents roughly 0.30% of outstanding shares, so dilution/market impact is limited but the dollar value is non‑trivial. Prior small disposals in August 2025 are disclosed, consistent with staged selling. No earnings or operational data are included.
TL;DR: Filing appears compliant with Rule 144 formalities and includes the required attestation.
The notice lists acquisition details (employee stock option exercise on 12/31/2021), payment in cash, broker information, and prior recent sales, which supports aggregation disclosures under Rule 144. The seller’s attestation that they are unaware of undisclosed material adverse information is present, and the expected sale date and aggregate market value are provided. There is no indication in the document of 10b5‑1 plan reliance or additional escrow/transfer arrangements. Based solely on the form, this is a routine disclosure; any compliance risk would require information outside this filing.