Stoke Therapeutics (STOK) CMO sells 14,311 shares in planned trades
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.’s Chief Medical Officer, Barry Ticho, reported an option exercise and related share sales. He exercised a stock option for 1,365 shares of common stock at $2.19 per share and then sold a total of 14,311 shares in open-market transactions at prices between $29.99 and $33.855 per share.
The filing notes that part of the activity was an issuer-mandated sale to cover tax withholding tied to restricted stock unit vesting, and that transactions were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 19, 2025. Following these transactions, Ticho directly holds 40,702 shares of Stoke Therapeutics common stock, with the reported option now fully vested and exercisable.
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Insights
CMO exercised options and sold shares, mainly via pre-planned trades.
The Chief Medical Officer of Stoke Therapeutics, Barry Ticho, exercised 1,365 stock options at $2.19 per share and reported selling 14,311 common shares at weighted-average prices mostly in the low-$30s over March 17–19, 2026.
A footnote explains that some shares were sold to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to restricted stock unit vesting, which is a mechanical event rather than a discretionary sale. Another footnote states that the transactions were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 19, 2025, indicating they were pre-scheduled.
After these trades, Ticho holds 40,702 common shares directly, and the option referenced is fully vested and exercisable. The combination of tax-related sales and a pre-arranged trading plan suggests these are largely routine liquidity and compensation events, rather than a strong new signal about his view of the stock.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 1,365 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 1,365 | $2.19 | $3K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,461 | $29.99 | $44K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 6,100 | $31.2838 | $191K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 483 | $31.7888 | $15K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 103 | $32.85 | $3K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 3,577 | $32.7394 | $117K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 2,587 | $33.3754 | $86K |
Footnotes (1)
- The reported transaction represents an Issuer mandated sale to satisfy tax withholding liabilities in connection with the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.995 to $32.99 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder 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 ranges set forth in this footnote and in footnotes 3 through 5 of this Form 4. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $33.00 to $33.855 per share, inclusive. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $30.59 to $31.58 per share, inclusive. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.60 to $32.46 per share, inclusive. This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 19, 2025. The option is fully vested and exercisable.