Corcept CEO trust sells 12,837 CORT shares
Corcept Therapeutics’ Chief Executive Officer, Joseph K. Belanoff, reported a mix of open-market sales and estate-planning transfers involving the company’s common stock.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Corcept Therapeutics’ Chief Executive Officer, Joseph K. Belanoff, reported a mix of open-market sales and estate-planning transfers involving the company’s common stock. An entity associated with him, the Joseph K. Belanoff and Katherine A. Blenko Revocable Living Trust, sold 12,837 shares at $69.74 per share in an open-market transaction under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, leaving 2,565,489 shares held by that trust.
Separately, there were gift transfers totaling 600,000 shares with no consideration. These included 300,000 shares transferred out of the revocable living trust, and 150,000 shares to each of two 2026 Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts for Joseph K. Belanoff and for his spouse, respectively. The filing notes that the CEO disclaims beneficial ownership of certain trust-held shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
Insights
Filing shows a small pre-planned sale plus large estate-planning gifts.
CEO-associated trusts reported selling 12,837 Corcept shares at $69.74 each and completing several bona fide gifts totaling 600,000 shares. The sale occurred from a revocable living trust, which still holds 2,565,489 shares afterward, indicating a substantial remaining position.
The open-market sale was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 26, 2024, suggesting the timing was pre-scheduled. The gifts to 2026 Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts look like estate- or tax-planning moves rather than market-driven decisions. Overall, the transactions appear routine and administrative rather than thesis-changing.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 12,837 | $69.74 | $895K |
| Gift | Common Stock | 300,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gift | Common Stock | 150,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gift | Common Stock | 150,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Footnotes (6)
- F1. Reporting Person has voting power over the shares held by the Joseph K. Belanoff and Katherine A. Blenko Revocable Living Trust DTD 04/29/02 pursuant to voting agreements and disclaims beneficial ownership of all of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- F2. Transfer of shares without consideration to the Joseph K. Belanoff 2026 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
- F3. Shares are held by Joseph K. Belanoff 2026 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, of which the Reporting Person is the trustee.
- F4. Transfer of shares without consideration to the Katherine A. Blenko 2026 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
- F5. Shares are held by Katherine A. Blenko 2026 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, of which the spouse of the Reporting Person is the trustee.
- F6. This transaction was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on November 26, 2024 in effect at the time of this transaction.
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Rule 10b5-1 trading plan regulatory
Grantor Retained Annuity Trust financial
bona fide gift financial
pecuniary interest financial
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