Xeris Biopharma (XERS) director trades stock and receives new equity awards
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Xeris Biopharma Holdings director Barbara-Jean Anne Bormann-Kennedy reported a mix of equity awards and a stock sale. She received 24,193 shares of common stock as a restricted stock unit grant under the company’s 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, at no cash cost.
She also received stock options for 32,996 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $6.15 per share, expiring on June 4, 2036. Both the restricted stock and the options vest in full on the earlier of June 4, 2026 or the company’s next annual meeting of stockholders, subject to continued service.
On the same date, she sold 16,000 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $6.0942 per share, executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on September 12, 2025. After these transactions, she holds 126,500 common shares directly.
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Insights
Routine director equity awards combined with a pre-planned partial share sale.
The transactions show a standard director compensation structure at Xeris Biopharma Holdings, with 24,193 restricted shares and options for 32,996 shares at $6.15 per share, both vesting by the earlier of the next annual meeting or June 4, 2026.
The sale of 16,000 shares at a weighted average of $6.0942 occurred under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which suggests the timing was scheduled in advance rather than opportunistic. Following the sale, the director still holds 126,500 shares, indicating she retains a substantial equity position.
There are no derivative exercises in this filing, only new option grants expiring in 2036. Overall, this appears to be routine governance and compensation activity with a modest, pre-planned liquidity event, rather than a significant change in insider exposure.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant/Award | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 32,996 | $6.15 | $203K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 16,000 | $6.0942 | $98K |
| Grant/Award | Common Stock | 24,193 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- The transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 12, 2025. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.970 to $6.170, inclusive. 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 sold at each separate price within the range. These shares were acquired pursuant to a restricted stock unit grant under the Company's 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Each restricted stock represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. These shares shall vest in full upon the earlier to occur of June 4, 2026 or the date of the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders, subject to continued service through such vesting date. These stock options were acquired pursuant to a grant under the Plan. These stock options shall vest in full upon the earlier to occur of June 4, 2026 or the date of the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders, subject to continued service through such vesting date.