Chief Scientific Officer Carter Todd Alfred sold $14,079 worth of shares (3,305 units at $4.26) and was granted 46,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 53% to 123,718 units (SEC Form 4)
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| 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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. [ VYGR ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/20/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 02/20/2025 | S | 3,305(1) | D | $4.26(2) | 77,718 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 02/21/2025 | A | 46,000(3) | A | $0 | 123,718 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $4.22 | 02/21/2025 | A | 92,000 | (4) | 02/21/2035 | Common Stock | 92,000 | $0 | 92,000 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents shares of common stock sold, pursuant to a durable automatic sales instruction letter effecting the sell-to-cover election of the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations, in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on February 17, 2025. The sales do not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person. |
| 2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $4.21 to $4.39, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., 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 ranges set forth in footnote (2) to this Form 4. |
| 3. Consists of shares of common stock issuable under an aggregate of 46,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs") awarded to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. 2015 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock upon vesting. The vesting commencement date of the RSU award is the grant date, February 21, 2025. The RSU award vests over three years, with 1/3rd of the shares of common stock underlying the RSU award vesting on the one-year anniversary of such vesting commencement date and an additional 1/3rd of the shares of common stock underlying the RSU award vesting at the end of each successive one-year period thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service. |
| 4. This stock option was issued pursuant to the Plan. The vesting commencement date of the option is the grant date, February 21, 2025. The option vests over four years, with 1/48th of the shares of common stock underlying the option vesting upon the one-month anniversary of such vesting commencement date and an additional 1/48th of the shares of common stock underlying the option vesting at the end of each successive one-month period thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service. |
| /s/ Scott MacDonald, as Attorney-in-Fact for Todd Alfred Carter | 02/24/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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