[Form 4] Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Peter P. Freundschuh, EVP, CFO and Treasurer of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (YMAB), reported that on 09/16/2025 a merger transaction closed under which his equity awards were cancelled and converted to cash. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, outstanding restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance RSUs (PRSU) were converted into a cash payout equal to $8.60 per share. Outstanding stock options were cancelled and converted into cash equal to the excess of the $8.60 merger consideration over each option's exercise price; options with exercise prices at or above $8.60 were cancelled without consideration. The Form 4 shows disposition entries on 09/16/2025: 77,800 shares of Common Stock disposed, cancellation/conversion of 170,000 options at $12.47, 63,500 options at $6.16, and two RSU/PRSU line items of 15,900 each. Following the reported transactions the filing reports 0 shares or derivative securities beneficially owned.
- Clear contractual treatment of awards: RSUs, PRSUs and options were converted to cash per the Merger Agreement at a disclosed per-share consideration of $8.60.
- Complete disposition reporting: The Form 4 lists specific counts for cancelled awards and resulting beneficial ownership of 0, providing transparency for investors and regulators.
- Loss of insider equity upside: The reporting person’s equity and option exposure was eliminated, removing potential future alignment via company stock ownership.
- Some options out-of-the-money: Options with exercise prices equal to or above the $8.60 Merger Consideration were cancelled for no consideration per the filing.
Insights
TL;DR: Insider's equity awards were cashed out in a controlled merger, removing outstanding insider-held equity.
The Form 4 documents a change in beneficial ownership driven by a corporate acquisition where the reporting person’s RSUs, PRSUs and stock options were cancelled and converted to cash per the Merger Agreement. This is a routine outcome of a stock-for-cash acquisition clause: equity awards become contractual cash consideration rather than ongoing equity. For governance, the transaction centralizes ownership under the acquiror and eliminates potential insider-aligned equity incentives at the target going forward. The filing correctly itemizes cancelled awards and the per-share cash consideration of $8.60, and it shows the reporting person holds no remaining direct or derivative common stock following the effective time.
TL;DR: Compensation awards converted to cash on merger close; option payoff depends on strike relative to $8.60 consideration.
The disclosure clarifies treatment of different award types: RSUs and PRSUs were converted to cash equal to the maximum shares multiplied by $8.60; options were cashed out for the intrinsic value (Merger Consideration minus exercise price) and those with exercise prices >= $8.60 were voided for no consideration. The Form 4 quantifies the cancelled instruments (170,000 options at $12.47; 63,500 options at $6.16; two RSU/PRSU tranches of 15,900 each; 77,800 common shares disposed), enabling calculation of the gross cash payouts under the agreement without additional assumptions. This is standard M&A compensation treatment and materially affects the reporting person’s equity exposure.