[Form 4] Royalty Pharma plc Insider Trading Activity
Terrance P. Coyne, EVP & CFO of Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX), reported an exempt acquisition on 08/06/2025 of 3,696 Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the settlement of Equity Performance Awards. The filing shows the award settlement with a $0 price and cites the acquisition as exempt under Rule 16b-3.
The Form 4 shows the reporting person beneficially owned 52,342 Class A Ordinary Shares following the reported transaction, held indirectly through TPC RP EPA1 LLC. The filing also discloses additional indirect holdings including 790,000 shares held by TPC RP 2021, LLC, IRA and spouse accounts, and a reported disposal of 1,500 shares. The form was signed by attorney-in-fact on 08/08/2025.
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TL;DR: Routine award settlement increases reported holdings modestly; disclosure appears compliant and likely carries limited immediate market impact.
The Form 4 documents an exempt acquisition of 3,696 Class A Ordinary Shares by EVP & CFO Terrance P. Coyne on 08/06/2025, settled as Equity Performance Awards with a reported price of $0. Post-transaction beneficial ownership is stated as 52,342 shares indirectly through TPC RP EPA1 LLC. The filing also lists larger indirect holdings (e.g., 790,000 via TPC RP 2021, LLC) and a small reported disposal of 1,500 shares. Overall this reads as a routine insider award settlement and disclosure; it does not, on its face, signal a material change to company fundamentals.
TL;DR: Disclosure shows complex indirect ownership and award settlement handled under Rule 16b-3; filing appears to meet Section 16 reporting requirements.
The filing includes explicit explanatory language that the acquisition was exempt under Rule 16b-3 and details conversion/exchange mechanics for RPI US LP interests into Class A Ordinary Shares under the Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement. The report enumerates multiple indirect ownership vehicles and related-party holdings (IRA, spouse), which are disclosed on the Form 4. From a governance and compliance perspective, the report provides the key required facts: transaction date, nature of acquisition, quantities, and beneficial ownership after the transaction.