[Form 4] IonQ, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
IonQ director Robert T. Cardillo exercised and sold company stock under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. On 09/12/2025 the reporting person exercised a stock option with an $11.24 exercise price to acquire 8,773 shares and immediately sold 8,773 shares at a weighted-average price of $50.5177, with individual sale prices ranging from $47.38 to $55.65.
Following these transactions the reporting person beneficially owned 37,436 shares. The Form 4 states the trades were executed pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 12, 2025 and amended June 13, 2025, and discloses vesting terms for the option: one-third vested on February 26, 2025 with annual vesting thereafter.
Positive
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Insights
Insider exercised low-cost options and monetized gains under an established trading plan.
The reporting person exercised 8,773 options at $11.24 and sold the same number of shares at a weighted-average of $50.5177, realizing gross spread materially above the strike. The transaction was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which reduces timing concerns about opportunistic trading. Beneficial ownership after the trades is reported as 37,436 shares, and remaining option-derived shares underlying exercised options are reported as 26,320. This is a routine liquidity event for an insider with vested equity.
Disclosure appears complete and follows standard insider-trading protocols.
The Form 4 discloses adoption and amendment dates for the 10b5-1 plan and provides a range of sale prices with an undertaking to supply per-trade detail on request. Vesting schedule for the option is explicitly stated. From a governance perspective, use of an established trading plan and full price-range disclosure align with best practices for transparency.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (right to buy) | 8,773 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 8,773 | $11.24 | $99K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 8,773 | $50.5177 | $443K |
Footnotes (1)
- The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 12, 2025 and as amended on June 13, 2025. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $47.38 to $55.65, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. One-third of the shares subject to the option vested or will vest on February 26, 2025 and each one-year anniversary thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service as a member of the Issuer's Board of Directors through each such vesting date.