[Form 4] Incyte Genomics Inc Insider Trading Activity
Sheila A. Denton, EVP & General Counsel of Incyte Corp. (INCY), reported insider option activity under a written trading plan. The report shows Denton exercised 277 employee stock options with a $64.25 exercise price and simultaneously sold 277 shares at $86.81, leaving her beneficial ownership around 33,200 shares when including unvested restricted stock and performance units. The filing indicates an affirmative-defense trading plan consistent with Rule 10b5-1 and discloses remaining employee option holdings that become exercisable/vest under previously reported schedules.
- None.
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Routine insider option exercise and sale under a 10b5-1 plan; small net change in beneficial ownership.
The transaction reflects an executive exercising 277 options at a $64.25 strike and selling the same number of shares at $86.81, a simple exercise-and-sell that realized the spread. Beneficial ownership after the trades is reported at ~33,200 shares, which includes a material amount (32,544 shares) of unvested restricted stock units and performance units. On its face this is routine compensation-related activity rather than a strategic corporate event; it does not alter the company capital structure materially.
TL;DR: Disclosure follows Section 16 and notes a 10b5-1 trading plan; no governance red flags apparent from the filing.
The form is filed by the reporting person through an attorney-in-fact and explicitly checks that the trade was made pursuant to a written plan intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c). The filing also explains the composition of shares that remain subject to vesting and the installment vesting schedule for earlier option grants. There are no indications of undisclosed related-party transactions or departures from standard Section 16 reporting practices.