Ocular CSO sells 1,897 shares at $10.78 each
OCULAR THERAPEUTIX, INC (OCUL) insider Sanjay Nayak, Chief Strategy Officer, reported a sale of 1,897 shares of Common Stock on 2026-08-24 at a weighted average price of $10.78 per share.
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Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
OCULAR THERAPEUTIX, INC (OCUL) insider Sanjay Nayak, Chief Strategy Officer, reported a sale of 1,897 shares of Common Stock on 2026-08-24 at a weighted average price of $10.78 per share. The shares were sold pursuant to a durable automatic Rule 10b5-1 sell-to-cover instruction to satisfy tax withholding on RSUs vesting on 2026-08-22 and are described as non-discretionary. Following this transaction, Nayak directly holds 326,898 shares of OCUL common stock.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 1,897 shares
Net Sell
1 txn
Insider
Nayak Sanjay
Role
Chief Strategy Officer
Sold
1,897 shs ($20K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F2 | 1,897 | $10.78 | $20K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 326,898 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (2)
- F1. Represents shares of common stock of Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (the "Corporation") sold, pursuant to a durable automatic sale instruction adopted by the reporting person on February 21, 2024, effecting the sell-to-cover election of the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on August 22, 2026. The sales do not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person.
- F2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.6425 to $10.8990, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Corporation, any security holder of the Corporation, 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) to this Form 4.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 1,897 shares of Common Stock
Weighted average sale price: $10.78 per share
Sale price range low: $10.6425 per share
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7 metrics
Shares sold
1,897 shares of Common Stock
Sale on 2026-08-24 by Chief Strategy Officer Sanjay Nayak
Weighted average sale price
$10.78 per share
Weighted average price for 1,897 shares sold on 2026-08-24
Sale price range low
$10.6425 per share
Lowest price in multiple transactions included in the reported sale
Sale price range high
$10.8990 per share
Highest price in multiple transactions included in the reported sale
Shares owned after transaction
326,898 shares
Direct holdings of Sanjay Nayak following the 1,897-share sale
RSU vesting date
August 22, 2026
Date of RSU vesting that triggered tax withholding sell-to-cover
Plan adoption date
February 21, 2024
Date durable automatic sale instruction was adopted
Key Terms
durable automatic sale instruction, sell-to-cover election, tax withholding obligations, restricted stock units, +1 more
5 terms
durable automatic sale instruction regulatory
"sold, pursuant to a durable automatic sale instruction adopted by the reporting"
sell-to-cover election financial
"effecting the sell-to-cover election of the reporting person to satisfy"
tax withholding obligations financial
"sell-to-cover election of the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations"
restricted stock units financial
"tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units"
Restricted stock units are a type of company reward where employees are promised shares of stock, but they only fully own these shares after meeting certain conditions, like staying with the company for a set time. They matter because they can become valuable assets and are often used to motivate employees to help the company succeed.
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
FAQ
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What transaction did OCUL insider Sanjay Nayak report on this Form 4?
Sanjay Nayak reported a sale of 1,897 shares of OCULAR THERAPEUTIX, INC (OCUL) common stock on 2026-08-24. The sale was made under an automatic sell-to-cover instruction to satisfy tax withholding related to vesting restricted stock units.
Was the OCUL insider sale by Sanjay Nayak a discretionary trade?
No. The filing states that the sale was made under a durable automatic sale instruction adopted on February 21, 2024, to effect a sell-to-cover election for tax withholding obligations. It explicitly notes the sales do not represent a discretionary trade by the insider.
Is Sanjay Nayak’s OCUL trade covered by a Rule 10b5-1 plan?
Yes. The transaction is described as made pursuant to a durable automatic sale instruction adopted on February 21, 2024, which functions as a Rule 10b5-1-type pre-arranged plan for sell-to-cover of tax withholding on RSU vesting.
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