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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. filings document the regulatory record for a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical royalty aggregator with common stock trading under LGND. The company’s disclosures cover royalty portfolio economics, technology licenses, partner-product clinical and regulatory matters, operating results, milestone payments, commercial royalties, Captisol® material sales, and NITRICIL™ licensing.
Ligand’s SEC record also includes Form 8-K reports on material agreements, license-program rights, credit-agreement amendments, Regulation FD communications, capital-structure disclosures, and financial results. Proxy materials describe board matters, shareholder voting items, executive compensation, equity awards, and governance practices for the public company.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals’ CLO & Secretary Andrew Reardon exercised stock options and sold the resulting shares. He exercised 5,000 Employee Stock Options at an exercise price of $52.27 per share, receiving 5,000 shares of common stock.
On the same date, he sold all 5,000 shares in multiple open-market transactions at weighted-average prices ranging from about $198.40 to $204.82 per share, under a written Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 24, 2025. Following these transactions, he directly holds 41,382 shares of Ligand common stock.
LGND Rule 144 notice discloses reported dispositions of Common stock. The filing lists an issuer broker entry at UBS Financial Services and shows multiple reported sales by John Kozarich of 467 shares on 01/02/2026, 02/02/2026, and 03/02/2026 with reported amounts $88,532.51, $91,490.02, and $93,632.38 respectively.
Director John L. LaMattina of LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC exercised stock options and sold the resulting shares. He exercised a non-qualified stock option for 2,161 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $114.15 per share, then sold 2,161 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at $200.76 per share on the same day. Following these transactions, he directly holds 30,724 shares of Ligand common stock. The option position associated with these 2,161 shares is now fully exercised.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals’ Chief Financial Officer Octavio Espinoza received equity awards as part of his compensation. He was granted stock options covering 23,527 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $202.55 per share, expiring on March 2, 2036. These options vest as to 12.5% of the underlying shares six months after the grant date, then in 42 substantially equal monthly installments.
He also received 4,933 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing one share of common stock. The RSUs vest in three substantially equal annual installments on February 15, 2027, February 15, 2028, and February 15, 2029, subject to continued service. Delivery of shares on each vesting date will be deferred under the company’s Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Following the RSU grant, he directly owns 37,945 shares of common stock.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer Todd C. Davis reported equity awards consisting of stock options and restricted stock units. He received options to buy 50,058 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $202.55 per share, expiring on March 2, 2036.
The option grant vests as to 12.5% of the underlying shares six months after the grant date and then in 42 substantially equal monthly installments. Davis also received 10,495 restricted stock units, each representing one share of common stock, which vest in three equal annual installments on February 15, 2027, February 15, 2028, and February 15, 2029, with delivery of shares deferred under a company plan.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals’ CLO & Secretary Andrew Reardon reported equity compensation awards. He received 4,513 shares of common stock as a grant, bringing his direct common stock holdings to 41,382 shares.
He was also granted an option for 21,525 shares at an exercise price of 202.55 per share. The option vests 12.5% six months after the March 2, 2026 grant date and then in 42 equal monthly installments. The 4,513-share grant represents restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments on February 15, 2027, February 15, 2028, and February 15, 2029, with delivery of shares deferred under a company plan.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc — The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 11 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting that, after an internal realignment, it reports 0 shares beneficially owned and 0% of the class of Common Stock as of the filing. The filing explains certain Vanguard subsidiaries now report separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538 and that Vanguard Inc. no longer is deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities held by those subsidiaries. The form lists Vanguard's address and is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, dated 03/27/2026.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals director Stephen L. Sabba reported an open-market sale of 1,000 shares of Common Stock. The shares were sold on March 23, 2026 at an average price of $207.8727 per share, as detailed across multiple small trades that day.
After this transaction, Sabba directly holds 32,793 shares of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. A footnote explains that this total includes 1,209 previously reported restricted shares that were granted in 2025 and are expected to vest in full within six months from the reported date.
LGND reported an insider sale. Stephen L. Sabba reported the sale of 2,034 common shares on 03/03/2026 with an aggregate figure shown as $409,851.00 in the filing. The notice also records an earlier exercised block of 1,000 shares on 03/05/2024 noted as "Exercised Shares" for cash.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals’ Chief Financial Officer Octavio Espinoza exercised employee stock options and sold shares in the company on March 11, 2026. He exercised options covering 2,405 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $92.65 per share.
On the same day, he sold 3,057 shares of common stock at a price of $225.00 per share, leaving him with 21,010 shares held directly after the transactions. These trades were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 19, 2025, and the stock option was fully vested and exercisable.