[Form 4] VOLITIONRX LTD Insider Trading Activity
Jacob Vincent Micallef, Chief Scientific Officer and director of VolitionRx Ltd (VNRX), reported a Section 16 transaction dated 09/28/2025. The filing shows 5,568 shares of common stock disposed at $0.605 per share under transaction code F. The filer states these shares were retained by VolitionRx to satisfy tax withholding obligations on the settlement of 12,375 restricted stock units, and explicitly notes that no shares were sold by the reporting person or VolitionRx in that transaction.
Following the reported transaction, the reporting person beneficially owns 398,939 shares directly, plus 55,000 shares held indirectly by spouse and 38,113 shares held by Borlaug Limited (the reporting person is the controlling director of Borlaug Limited with voting and dispositive control). The form is a routine insider disclosure of ownership changes related to equity compensation tax withholding.
- Transaction was a tax-withholding adjustment, not an open-market sale, as the filer states no shares were sold
- Significant remaining direct ownership of 398,939 shares indicates continued alignment with shareholders
- Full disclosure of indirect holdings (55,000 by spouse; 38,113 by Borlaug Limited) and control over Borlaug Limited is provided
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Routine tax-withholding on RSU settlement; no open-market sale, minimal immediate market impact.
The reported disposition of 5,568 shares at $0.605 reflects the company withholding shares to satisfy tax obligations on 12,375 settled restricted stock units. Because the filer and the company state that no sale occurred, this is an administrative equity adjustment rather than a liquidity-driven insider sale. The remaining direct beneficial ownership of 398,939 shares plus indirect holdings indicates continued alignment with shareholder interests. This disclosure is standard for insiders receiving equity compensation.
TL;DR: Standard insider report documenting withholding; governance implications are routine and non-adverse.
The filing identifies the reporting person as a director and Chief Scientific Officer and discloses indirect holdings via spouse and Borlaug Limited, with explicit control asserted over Borlaug Limited's shares. The use of share withholding for taxes is common and the form appropriately documents the transaction and related ownership. There are no governance red flags evident from the disclosed facts.