[Form 4] Kronos Bio, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Form 4 snapshot: Kronos Bio (KRON) director Elena Ridloff reported the disposal of her remaining equity on 20 Jun 2025 following the closing of the company’s merger with Concentra Biosciences. She tendered 25,296 common shares, each exchanged for $0.57 in cash plus one contingent value right (CVR), matching the terms of the tender offer that closed on 18 Jun 2025. All of Ridloff’s outstanding stock options—covering 136,200 shares with strike prices between $0.95 and $24.18—were automatically cancelled because every exercise price exceeded the $0.57 cash component, so no additional consideration was received. After these transactions she holds zero shares or options, and Kronos Bio is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Concentra Biosciences.
- Merger consideration confirmed: Shareholders (including insiders) received $0.57 in cash plus a CVR for each Kronos Bio share, providing definitive liquidity.
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Filing confirms director’s exit position; reflects merger completion, cash payout of $0.57 + CVR, no fresh valuation signal.
The Form 4 is largely administrative. It reiterates previously announced deal economics—$0.57 per share cash and a CVR—now applied to a single insider’s holdings. Option cancellation indicates strike prices above the cash consideration, implying those instruments were far out-of-the-money. Because the merger terms were public since 1 May 2025, today’s disclosure adds little incremental information and should not move the market. It does, however, confirm final settlement mechanics and that insiders no longer retain equity, eliminating potential overhang.
TL;DR: Director’s Form 4 finalizes equity disposition under merger; governance transition to new parent complete.
This filing shows clean termination of insider ownership concurrent with Kronos Bio becoming a private, wholly owned subsidiary of Concentra Biosciences. The automatic vest-and-cancel treatment of options follows standard M&A practice when strike prices exceed deal value, limiting windfalls and aligning payouts with shareholders. With no remaining insider stakes, legacy board influence over the public entity ceases, paving the way for parent-level governance. From a compliance perspective, the report meets Section 16 obligations and signals that Form 4/5 filing requirements will likely cease going forward.