[Form 4] Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Insider transactions at Dianthus Therapeutics (DNTH): Chief Financial & Business Officer Ryan Savitz executed and sold shares under a Rule 10b5-1 plan on 09/09/2025. He exercised a stock option to buy 20,000 shares at a $8.44 exercise price and simultaneously sold 20,000 shares at $35 per share. After these transactions, the reporting person beneficially owns 104,766 shares of common stock. The option award underlying the exercise vests over time, with 25% vested on 06/02/2023 and the remainder vesting monthly over the following three years. The filing was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/11/2025.
- Transaction executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, indicating the sale was pre-planned and provides an affirmative defense for the insider
- Exercise price of $8.44 vs sale price of $35 shows the executive captured a significant spread on vested options
- Insider sale of 20,000 shares could be viewed negatively by some investors as insider monetization, though it was pre-planned
- No company-wide context provided in the filing to gauge the relative size or timing impact of the transaction on overall insider ownership
Insights
TL;DR: Routine option exercise and sale under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan; no indication of new company-specific material information.
This Form 4 reports a pre-planned exercise and contemporaneous sale by an executive using a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 31, 2025. Such plans are commonly used to mitigate insider trading concerns and provide an affirmative defense under Rule 10b5-1. The disclosure includes vesting details for the option award, indicating standard time-based vesting that began June 2, 2023. From a governance perspective, the filing is compliant and transparent about the plan and vesting.
TL;DR: Executive monetized vested options at a substantially higher market price than the strike; transaction appears routine and non-disruptive.
The reporting person exercised 20,000 option shares at $8.44 and sold 20,000 shares at $35, realizing the spread between exercise price and sale price. Post-transaction beneficial ownership is 104,766 shares, which remains meaningful but requires company-wide context to assess materiality. The use of a 10b5-1 plan reduces timing concerns; absent other disclosures, this is a standard insider liquidity event rather than a signal of material corporate change.