Brett P. Monia - Sep 3, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC (IONS)

Signature
By: Patrick R. O'Neil, attorney-in-fact For: Brett P. Monia
Stock symbol
IONS
Transactions as of
Sep 3, 2025
Transactions value $
-$3,262,664
Form type
4
Date filed
9/4/2025, 08:38 PM
Previous filing
Sep 3, 2025
Next filing
Oct 8, 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Monia Brett P Chief Executive Officer, Director 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD By: Patrick R. O'Neil, attorney-in-fact For: Brett P. Monia 2025-09-04 0001537529

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction IONS Common Stock Options Exercise $5.53M +103K +57.16% $53.77 283K Sep 3, 2025 Direct
transaction IONS Common Stock Sale -$982K -16.6K -5.87% $59.12 266K Sep 3, 2025 Direct F1, F2
transaction IONS Common Stock Options Exercise $1.58M +42K +15.78% $37.58 308K Sep 3, 2025 Direct
transaction IONS Common Stock Sale -$7.67M -128K -41.35% $60.13 181K Sep 3, 2025 Direct F1, F3
transaction IONS Common Stock Options Exercise $1.02M +31.3K +17.32% $32.60 212K Sep 3, 2025 Direct
transaction IONS Common Stock Options Exercise $899K +27.6K +13% $32.60 240K Sep 3, 2025 Direct
transaction IONS Common Stock Sale -$3.65M -59.7K -24.9% $61.06 180K Sep 3, 2025 Direct F1, F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction IONS Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -31.3K -31.61% $0.00 67.7K Sep 3, 2025 Common Stock 31.3K $32.60 Direct
transaction IONS Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -27.6K -40.7% $0.00 40.2K Sep 3, 2025 Common Stock 27.6K $32.60 Direct
transaction IONS Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -42K -35.42% $0.00 76.6K Sep 3, 2025 Common Stock 42K $37.58 Direct
transaction IONS Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -103K -100% $0.00 0 Sep 3, 2025 Common Stock 103K $53.77 Direct
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Shares sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by the reporting person on August 13, 2024.
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $58.57 to $59.55 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. any security holder of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 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) on this Form 4.
F3 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $59.60 to $60.57 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. any security holder of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 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 (3) on this Form 4.
F4 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $60.61 to $61.48 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. any security holder of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, 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 (4) on this Form 4.