President & COO Korenberg Matthew E exercised 14,754 shares at a strike of $51.80 and sold $1,642,359 worth of shares (16,047 units at $102.35), decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 50,777 units (SEC Form 4)
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Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Health Care
| 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ LGND ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/20/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 09/20/2024 | M | 4,982 | A | $49.99 | 57,052 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/20/2024 | S | 6,275 | D | $104.1017(1) | 50,777 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/23/2024 | M | 395 | A | $49.99 | 51,172 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/23/2024 | M | 9,377 | A | $52.84 | 60,549 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/23/2024 | S | 2,481 | D | $100.0517(2) | 58,068 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/23/2024 | S | 7,090 | D | $101.605(3) | 50,978 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/23/2024 | S | 201 | D | $102.0541(4) | 50,777 | 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 | ||||||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $49.99 | 09/20/2024 | M | 4,982 | (5) | 02/11/2026 | Common Stock | 4,982 | $0.0 | 395 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $49.99 | 09/23/2024 | M | 395 | (5) | 02/11/2026 | Common Stock | 395 | $0.0 | 0 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $52.84 | 09/23/2024 | M | 9,377 | (6) | 05/05/2032 | Common Stock | 9,377 | $0.0 | 42,436 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $104.0000 to $104.4300. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Registrant, any securityholder of the Registrant, 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 set forth in this footnote. |
| 2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $100.0000 to $100.2750. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Registrant, any securityholder of the Registrant, 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 set forth in this footnote. |
| 3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $101.0450 to $102.0400. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Registrant, any securityholder of the Registrant, 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 set forth in this footnote. |
| 4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $102.0450 to $102.0950. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Registrant, any securityholder of the Registrant, 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 set forth in this footnote. |
| 5. This Option was previously reported as a Grant of 18,464 shares on February 11, 2016, which vested in full on February 11, 2020, at an exercise price of $85.79 per share, but was adjusted pursuant to the OmniAb Inc. separation from the issuer. |
| 6. This Option was previously reported as a Grant of 30,189 shares on May 5, 2022, at an exercise price of $90.68 per share, but was adjusted pursuant to the OmniAb Inc. separation from the issuer and shall be fully vested on February 5, 2026. |
| By: /s/ Andrew Reardon, Attorney-in-Fact For: Matthew E. Korenberg | 09/24/2024 | |
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