uniQure (QURE) director exercises options, sells 10,000 shares under 10b5-1 plan
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
uniQure N.V. director Balachandran Madhavan reported an exercise-and-sell transaction in Ordinary Shares. He exercised stock options for 10,000 shares at $8.49 per share and sold 10,000 shares in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $27.85 per share. After these transactions, he directly holds 43,254 Ordinary Shares. The filing notes the sales were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 10, 2026, and that the sale prices ranged from $27.58 to $28.05.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 10,000 shares ($278,500)
Net Sell
3 txns
Insider
Balachandran Madhavan
Role
null
Sold
10,000 shs ($279K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 10,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Ordinary Shares | 10,000 | $8.49 | $85K |
| Sale | Ordinary Shares | 10,000 | $27.85 | $279K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 0 shares (Direct, null);
Ordinary Shares — 53,254 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
- The transactions reported herein were effected pursuant to a sales plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 10, 2026 and intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $27.58 to $28.05. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any shareholder of the Issuer, 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 range set forth in the footnote. The Stock Option vested in full on September 20, 2021.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 10,000 shares
Sale price: $27.85/share
Options exercised: 10,000 shares
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6 metrics
Shares sold
10,000 shares
Open-market sale of Ordinary Shares at weighted average $27.85
Sale price
$27.85/share
Weighted average sale price; trades from $27.58 to $28.05
Options exercised
10,000 shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) for Ordinary Shares
Exercise price
$8.49/share
Exercise price of Stock Option converted into Ordinary Shares
Shares held after
43,254 shares
Direct Ordinary Share holdings following the reported transactions
Option expiration
September 20, 2027
Expiration date of the 10,000-share Stock Option
Key Terms
Rule 10b5-1, weighted average price, Stock Option (Right to Buy), Ordinary Shares
4 terms
Rule 10b5-1 regulatory
"intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934"
Rule 10b5-1 is a regulation that allows company insiders to buy or sell their shares at predetermined times, even if they have access to non-public information. It acts like setting a schedule in advance for transactions, helping prevent accusations of unfair trading. This rule provides a way for insiders to plan trades transparently, giving investors confidence that these transactions are not based on hidden information.
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.
Stock Option (Right to Buy) financial
"security_title": "Stock Option (Right to Buy)""
FAQ
What insider transaction did uniQure (QURE) director Balachandran Madhavan report?
Balachandran Madhavan reported exercising stock options for 10,000 uniQure Ordinary Shares and selling 10,000 shares in an open-market transaction. These combined actions left his direct holdings at 43,254 Ordinary Shares after the transactions disclosed in the Form 4.
Were the uniQure (QURE) insider sales made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan?
Yes. The Form 4 states the reported transactions were executed under a sales plan adopted on March 10, 2026 and intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1. Such pre-arranged plans schedule trades in advance under predetermined instructions.
What stock option details are disclosed in the uniQure (QURE) Form 4 filing?
The filing shows a Stock Option for 10,000 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $8.49 per share. The option vested in full on September 20, 2021 and has an expiration date of September 20, 2027, with 10,000 shares exercised in this transaction.