May 14, 2026 · Form 4 insider transaction
FONTEYNE PAUL R. sold 30,666 shares of APLS, a transaction worth N/A. The trade was recorded as u and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 0 days after the transaction.
Pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Biogen Inc. ("Parent") and Parent's direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Aspen Purchaser Sub, Inc. ("Purchaser"), dated as of March 31, 2026, the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer (the "Common Stock") that were tendered to Purchaser prior to the expiration time of the tender offer were exchanged for: (i) $41.00 per share of Common Stock, net to the seller in cash, without interest and subject to reduction for any applicable tax withholding (the "Cash Amount"), plus (ii) one contractual, non-transferable contingent value right per share of Common Stock (each, a "CVR"),; (continued from footnote 1) which entitles the holder to receive potential payments of up to an aggregate of $4.00 in cash, without interest and subject to reduction for any applicable tax withholding, upon the achievement of certain specified milestones in accordance with the terms and conditions of a contingent value rights agreement (the "CVR Agreement" and the Cash Amount plus one CVR, together, the "Offer Price"). After completion of the tender offer, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Purchaser merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), effective as of the filing and acceptance of the certificate of merger relating thereto on May 14, 2026 (the "Effective Time"), with the Issuer continuing as the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. In the Merger, each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to certain exceptions,; (continued from footnote 2) was automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price from Purchaser, without interest and subject to reduction for any applicable withholding taxes.