[Form 4] IGM Biosciences, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Jakob Haldor Topsoe reported that on 08/14/2025 all direct and indirect holdings of IGM Biosciences common and non-voting common stock were disposed of as a result of a merger. Under the Agreement and Plan of Merger, each outstanding share was cancelled and converted into $1.247 in cash plus one contingent value right (CVR) governed by a Contingent Value Rights Agreement. The Form 4 shows 91,712 shares of Common Stock and 10,400,564 shares reported as disposed (indirect), and 5,044,295 Non-Voting Common Stock disposed with an underlying 1-for-1 conversion into Common Stock prior to the merger. After the reported transactions, the filing indicates 0 shares beneficially owned by the reporting person.
- Transaction completed under merger converting equity into cash and CVRs, providing defined consideration ($1.247 per share).
- Reporting person reduced to 0 beneficial ownership, clarifying post-transaction ownership status.
- Large block of shares disposed (reported indirect disposals of 10,400,564 Common Stock and 5,044,295 Non-Voting Common Stock) which removes these shares from public equity ownership.
- Related-party ownership structure (held via Topsoe Holding A/S with board members sharing voting/investment power) may complicate interpretation of prior control interests.
Insights
TL;DR: Form 4 discloses complete disposition of Topsoe-related holdings due to acquisition, converted to cash and a CVR, leaving the filer with no beneficial ownership.
The filing documents a transaction tied to a corporate takeover rather than open-market trades: Merger Sub merged into IGM Biosciences and all issued and outstanding shares were cancelled and converted into cash consideration of $1.247 per share plus one contractual contingent value right each. The reported disposals include both directly held Common Stock (91,712 shares) and substantial indirect holdings (10,400,564 Common Stock and 5,044,295 Non-Voting Common Stock underlying shares). The footnotes confirm prior direct ownership by Topsoe Holding A/S and shared voting/investment power among named board members. For investors, this filing documents the mechanics of ownership elimination under the merger and the replacement of equity with cash and CVRs.
TL;DR: The Form 4 records governance-level holders relinquishing equity through a merger, with indirect holdings routed via Topsoe Holding A/S.
The disclosure clarifies that the reporting person’s equity interest was held through Topsoe Holding A/S and that related board members may share voting and investment power, a typical related-party ownership disclosure. The treatment of Non-Voting Common Stock—convertible 1-for-1 into Common Stock before the Merger—was noted and resulted in conversion exposure reflected in the transaction totals. The filing appropriately notes post-transaction beneficial ownership as zero, consistent with a completed acquisition that terminated public equity holdings.