Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) HR chief Devers sells 3,977 shares in Rule 10b5-1 trade

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Ionis Pharmaceuticals executive Shannon L. Devers sold 3,977 shares of common stock on January 22, 2026 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $81.3403 per share, with individual trades executed between $81.33 and $81.37. After this transaction, Devers beneficially owns 22,541 shares of Ionis Pharmaceuticals common stock in direct form.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Seller: 3,977 shares ($323,490)

Net Sell 1 txn

Insider Devers Shannon L.

Role EVP, Chief Human Resources Ofc

Sold 3,977 shs ($323K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Sale	Common Stock	3,977	$81.3403	$323K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 22,541 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. Shares sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by the reporting person on September 3, 2024. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $81.33 to $81.37 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. any security holder of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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 ranges set forth in footnote (2) on this Form 4.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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X

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Devers Shannon L.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2855 GAZELLE COURT

(Street)

CARLSBAD CA 92010

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ IONS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	EVP, Chief Human Resources Ofc

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/22/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/22/2026		S		3,977(1)	D	$81.3403(2)	22,541	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by the reporting person on September 3, 2024.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $81.33 to $81.37 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. any security holder of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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 ranges set forth in footnote (2) on this Form 4.

	By: Patrick R. O'Neil, attorney-in-fact For: Shannon L. Devers	01/23/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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