Praxis (PRAX) Issues 10.5K Stock Options to Director Merit Cudkowicz

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Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (PRAX) – Form 4 Insider Transaction

Director Merit Ester Cudkowicz reported the grant of 10,520 stock options on 26 June 2025. The options carry an exercise price of $44.04 and expire on 26 June 2035. Ownership is recorded as direct.

Vesting schedule: the award vests in 12 equal monthly installments over one year, beginning 26 June 2025, resulting in full vesting by 26 June 2026. Following the grant, the reporting person beneficially owns 10,520 derivative securities; no common-stock transactions were disclosed in Table I.

The filing is routine compensation-related and does not involve any sale or purchase of shares. It primarily signals ongoing alignment of director incentives with shareholder interests and does not immediately affect PRAX’s capital structure, earnings, or liquidity.

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TL;DR – Routine option grant aligns director incentives; neutral market impact.

The Form 4 details a standard equity incentive award to director Merit Cudkowicz. The 10,520-share option vests over 12 months, encouraging near-term board engagement. With an $44.04 strike price versus PRAX’s last reported close (not provided here), the award is only valuable if management drives appreciable share appreciation, supporting shareholder alignment. No shares were sold, so dilution is limited to potential future issuance. Such director grants are common in emerging biopharma firms and typically have minimal immediate valuation impact. Investors should view this as neutral housekeeping rather than a signal of fundamental change.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider Cudkowicz Merit Ester

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10,520	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 10,520 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

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Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

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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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cudkowicz Merit Ester

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES, INC.

99 HIGH STREET, 30TH FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02110

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. [ PRAX ]

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

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/26/2025

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

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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$44.04	06/26/2025		A		10,520		(1)	06/26/2035	Common Stock	10,520	$0	10,520	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares subject to this option shall vest in twelve (12) equal monthly installments over one (1) year commencing on June 26, 2025.

Remarks:

	/s/ Alex Nemiroff, as Attorney-in-Fact	06/27/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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