RSU vesting and tax sell-to-cover by KalVista (KALV) Chief Commercial Officer
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
KalVista Pharmaceuticals Chief Commercial Officer Nicole Sweeny reported RSU vesting and related share movements. She acquired 6,250 and 5,000 shares of common stock on derivative exercises of restricted stock units at a price of $0.0000 per share. Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of common stock, with 1/16th of the award vesting on each quarterly anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to continued service.
On a separate transaction, she sold 3,975 shares of common stock in an open-market sale at a weighted average price of $15.5668 per share, in multiple trades between $15.5101 and $15.566982. The filing states this sale was a "sell to cover" to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from RSU vesting and was not a discretionary transaction. Following these transactions, she directly held 47,003 shares of KalVista common stock.
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Insights
Routine RSU vesting with tax sell-to-cover, thesis-neutral.
These transactions reflect standard equity compensation mechanics. Nicole Sweeny exercised restricted stock units for 6,250 and 5,000 shares of KalVista common stock at
The filing notes that 1/16th of each RSU grant vests on quarterly anniversaries of the vesting commencement date, contingent on continued service. This creates a staggered delivery of shares over time, aligning management incentives with ongoing employment and company performance under the stated schedule.
The 3,975-share sale at a weighted average price of