Vivani (VANI) director adds 1.59M shares in nearly $2M purchase
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Vivani Medical, Inc. director and 10% owner Gregg Williams bought 1,587,301 shares of common stock in a private sale at $1.26 per share, under a Share Purchase Agreement dated August 11, 2025. The gross proceeds for this transaction were $1,999,999.26. After the purchase, he beneficially owns a total of 37,743,684 shares, including 4,799,200 shares held directly and additional shares held through several trusts and LLCs over which he has voting and dispositive power.
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Large private share purchase increases Gregg Williams' stake in Vivani Medical.
Gregg Williams, a director and 10% owner of Vivani Medical, Inc., entered a private sale transaction to buy 1,587,301 common shares at $1.26 per share. The gross transaction value was $1,999,999.26, indicating a meaningful capital commitment.
Following this deal, he beneficially owns 37,743,684 shares, combining 4,799,200 directly held shares with positions in multiple trusts and LLCs where he has voting and dispositive power. The filing does not show any concurrent sales, so this appears as a net-buy insider action.
The transaction was executed pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement dated August 11, 2025, using the prior day’s Nasdaq closing price as the reference. Future company filings may provide additional context on how this increased ownership interacts with governance and strategic decisions.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Common Stock | 1,587,301 | $1.26 | $2.00M |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- The reporting person purchased 1,587,301 shares of the Issuer's common stock in a private sale transaction as disclosed in the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of August 11, 2025 at a price of $1.26 per share, which was the last reported sale price of the Issuer's common stock on the Nasdaq on August 10, 2025 (the day immediately prior to August 11, 2025). The gross proceeds from this private sale transaction were $1,999,999.26. 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 purchased in the transaction set forth in this footnote. The reporting person owns 37,743,684 shares directly and/or indirectly as follows: (i) 4,799,200 shares of common stock owned by the reporting person, (ii) 30,818,732 shares of common stock owned by Gregg G. Williams 2006 Trust, (iii) 1,212,856 shares of common stock owned by Williams International Co. LLC, (iv) 181,587 shares of common stock owned by Sam Williams Family Investments LLC, and (v) 731,309 shares of common stock owned by Sam B. Williams 1995 Generation-Skipping Trust. Gregg Williams has voting and dispositive power over all of these shares.