Twist Bioscience COO sells 78K shares in plan
Twist Bioscience Corp (TWST) reported that President and COO Patrick John Finn exercised a stock option for 23,355 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $67.85 per share, eliminating this option position.
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Twist Bioscience Corp (TWST) reported that President and COO Patrick John Finn exercised a stock option for 23,355 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $67.85 per share, eliminating this option position. On the same date, he sold a total of 78,355 shares of common stock in a series of transactions at weighted-average prices ranging from approximately $115.35 to $122.815 per share. These transactions were effected pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated May 18, 2026.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (right to buy) F1, F9 | 23,355 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Common Stock F1 | 23,355 | $67.85 | $1.58M |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F2 | 33,354 | $115.899 | $3.87M |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F3 | 10,420 | $116.8202 | $1.22M |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F4 | 8,868 | $117.697 | $1.04M |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F5 | 4,500 | $119.04 | $536K |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F6 | 12,917 | $119.858 | $1.55M |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F7 | 6,296 | $121.007 | $762K |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F8 | 2,000 | $122.581 | $245K |
Footnotes (9)
- F1. The transactions reported on this Form 4 were affected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the Reporting Person on May 18, 2026.
- F2. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $115.35 to $116.33 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
- F3. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $116.37 to $117.36 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
- F4. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $117.37to $118.19 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
- F5. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $118.505 to $119.45 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
- F6. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $119.515 to $120.2 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
- F7. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $120.585 to $121.53 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
- F8. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $122.00 to $122.815 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
- F9. The option was 100% exercisable on December 19, 2022.
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