ELVN CSO Joseph Lyssikatos reports two sales totaling 12,500 shares
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Enliven Therapeutics insider sale under 10b5-1 plan. Chief Scientific Officer Joseph P. Lyssikatos reported two sales of Enliven Therapeutics (ELVN) common stock: 5,000 shares sold on 08/19/2025 at a weighted average price of $19.6235 and 7,500 shares sold on 08/21/2025 at a weighted average price of $20.0132. The Form 4 states these sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted November 15, 2024. Following the 08/19 sale the reporting person beneficially owned 947,688 shares; following the 08/21 sale the beneficial ownership was 940,188 shares. The shares are held indirectly through The Lyssikatos Revocable Trust dated 12/15/2011, for which Mr. Lyssikatos serves as trustee. The Form 4 is signed by an attorney-in-fact, Ben Hohl.
Positive
- Sales were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, providing an affirmative defense and indicating pre-planned disposals
- Filing discloses indirect beneficial ownership (The Lyssikatos Revocable Trust) and remaining holdings (940,188 shares after the reported sales)
- Reporting includes weighted-average prices and offers to provide per-trade details to regulators, enhancing transparency
Negative
- Insider disposed of 12,500 shares in two transactions (08/19/2025 and 08/21/2025), reducing reported beneficial ownership
- Form 4 does not include per-trade breakdowns within the filing itself (only weighted-average prices are shown)
Insights
TL;DR: Routine insider sales executed under an established 10b5-1 plan; disclosure aligns with standard governance practice.
The Form 4 documents planned sales by the Chief Scientific Officer under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted November 15, 2024, which typically provides an affirmative defense against insider trading claims when properly structured. The filing identifies indirect ownership via a revocable trust and reports weighted-average prices for multi-trade executions, with an undertaking to provide detailed per-trade prices on request. From a governance perspective, the disclosure is complete and contains the customary supporting statements that regulators and investors expect for plan-based dispositions.
TL;DR: Insider sold 12,500 ELVN shares across two transactions; remaining beneficial ownership remains in the high six figures.
The reported transactions consist of two sales totaling 12,500 shares executed on 08/19/2025 and 08/21/2025 at weighted average prices of $19.6235 and $20.0132 respectively. The filings specify multi-trade executions with price ranges and offer to provide per-trade details to regulators or shareholders. The reporting person’s beneficial ownership decreased from 947,688 to 940,188 shares after the second sale; the shares are held indirectly through The Lyssikatos Revocable Trust. These are routine disclosures of insider liquidity activity rather than operational or financial events for the company.