Twist Bioscience CEO sells 41,570 shares in plan
Twist Bioscience Corp (TWST) reported that Chief Executive Officer and director Emily M. Leproust sold a total of 41,570 shares of common stock on August 25, 2026 in multiple open-market transactions under a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
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Twist Bioscience Corp (TWST) reported that Chief Executive Officer and director Emily M. Leproust sold a total of 41,570 shares of common stock on August 25, 2026 in multiple open-market transactions under a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The reported weighted average sale prices ranged from about $150.56 to $154.45 per share across the trades. Leproust also continues to hold several employee stock option positions, including performance stock options exercisable into 64,950 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $67.85 per share expiring on August 31, 2030.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F2 | 12,648 | $150.564 | $1.90M |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F3 | 12,236 | $151.355 | $1.85M |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F4 | 6,412 | $152.75 | $979K |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F5 | 9,181 | $153.927 | $1.41M |
| Sale | Common Stock F1, F6 | 1,093 | $154.446 | $169K |
| holding | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) F7 | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) F8 | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) F9 | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) F10 | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) F11 | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (11)
- F1. The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the Reporting Person on May 27, 2025.
- F2. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $150.00 to $150.99 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 $151.00 to $151.97 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 $152.33 to $153.32 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 $153.34 to $154.33 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.
- F6. Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $154.34 to $154.64 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. The option is immediately exercisable. 25% of the shares subject to the option vested on September 1, 2016 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vest on each monthly anniversary thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through each vesting date.
- F8. The option is immediately exercisable. 10% of the shares subject to the option vested on September 28, 2017, 15% of the shares subject to the option vested on September 28, 2018, and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vest on each monthly anniversary thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through each vesting date.
- F9. 20% of the shares subject to the option vested and became exercisable on October 31, 2019 and 1/60th of the shares subject to the option vest and become exercisable on each monthly anniversary thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through each vesting date.
- F10. 25% of the shares subject to the option vested on October 24, 2020, and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vest on each monthly anniversary thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through each vesting date.
- F11. Represents performance stock options granted to the reporting person on September 1, 2020, that vested and became exercisable on December 19, 2022 as a result of the reporting person having met the applicable performance criteria.
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