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[Form 4] Twist Bioscience Corp Insider Trading Activity

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Twist Bioscience Corp Chief Executive Officer Emily M. Leproust reported an automatic sale of 7,205 shares of common stock on February 23, 2026 at an average price of $46.7098 per share. The footnotes state this sale was required to cover tax withholding obligations related to vesting restricted stock units under the company’s equity plans and did not represent a discretionary trade. Following this transaction, she directly owned 863,052 common shares. The filing also lists several employee stock option grants and their vesting terms, which remain outstanding holdings rather than new transactions.

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Insights

Routine CEO tax-withholding sale; signals administrative activity, not thesis change.

The CEO of Twist Bioscience Corp, Emily M. Leproust, reported selling 7,205 common shares at $46.7098 on February 23, 2026. Footnote F1 explains this was a mandated “sell to cover” transaction to satisfy tax withholding on vested restricted stock units.

Because the sale was required under the company’s equity incentive plan and explicitly described as non-discretionary, it functions as an administrative step rather than a voluntary reduction in exposure. After the sale, she still directly held 863,052 shares, so her overall ownership remains substantial.

The filing also details multiple employee stock option awards and vesting schedules, including performance stock options that became exercisable after meeting criteria. These entries describe existing equity incentives and vesting mechanics; they do not reflect new purchases or sales, so their impact depends on future exercises and company performance.

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Leproust Emily M.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION
681 GATEWAY BLVD.

(Street)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Twist Bioscience Corp [ TWST ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2026
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/23/2026 S 7,205(1) D $46.7098 863,052(2) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $5.95 (3) 09/28/2025 Common Stock 0 0 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $8.82 (4) 09/28/2027 Common Stock 0 150,879 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $26.66 (5) 11/18/2028 Common Stock 0 266,539 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $23.33 (6) 10/23/2029 Common Stock 0 131,290 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $67.85 12/19/2022 08/31/2030 Common Stock 64,950 64,950(7) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents the number of shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of Restricted Stock Units. These sales are mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plans to require the satisfaction of a tax withholding obligation to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and do not represent discretionary trades by the Reporting Person.
2. Includes shares that were acquired under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan in a transaction that was exempt under both Rule 16b-3(d) and Rule 16b-3(c).
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
Remarks:
/s/ Kendra Fox, as Attorney-in-Fact for Emily M. Leproust 02/25/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Diagnostics & Research
Biological Products, (no Diagnostic Substances)
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United States
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