Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc.·4

Mar 17, 4:30 PM ET

Biddle Warner Weston 4

4 · Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. · Filed Mar 17, 2026

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Kyverna (KYTX) CEO Biddle Weston Receives 408,000-Share Awards

What Happened
Biddle Warner Weston, Chief Executive Officer of Kyverna Therapeutics (KYTX), received two awards on March 13, 2026: 58,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) and a 350,000-share derivative award (stock option-style grant). Both awards were granted at no cash cost to Weston (acquisition price reported as $0.00). These are grants/awards (code A) — not purchases or sales — and therefore represent compensation/long-term incentive awards rather than open-market buying or selling.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: March 13, 2026; Form 4 filed March 17, 2026 (timely within the two-business-day rule).
  • Awards: 58,000 RSUs (footnote F1) and 350,000 derivative awards (footnote F2); total = 408,000 shares. Reported acquisition price: $0.00.
  • Vesting (per filing footnotes):
    • F1 (58,000 RSUs): 1/4 vests on March 13, 2027, then 1/4 on each annual anniversary thereafter (4-year annual vesting), subject to continued service.
    • F2 (350,000 derivative awards/options): 1/4 vests on March 13, 2027, then 1/48 of the total vests each month thereafter (monthly vesting after one‑year cliff), subject to continued service.
  • Shares owned after transaction: not reported in the information provided in your query.
  • Other: Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney) attached to the filing.

Context

  • These were compensation awards (RSUs and an option-like derivative), not exercises or sales — no immediate cash outlay or share sale occurred.
  • Derivative awards here refer to option-style rights that vest over time; they are not the same as immediately owned common shares until vested/exercised.
  • Such grants are routine for executive compensation and do not by themselves indicate buying or selling sentiment.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-03-13
Biddle Warner Weston
DirectorChief Executive Officer
Transactions
  • Award

    Common Stock

    [F1]
    2026-03-13+58,00058,000 total
  • Award

    Stock Option (right to buy)

    [F2]
    2026-03-13+350,000350,000 total
    Exercise: $8.95Exp: 2036-03-13Common Stock (350,000 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
  • [F1]Represents a restricted stock unit award of common stock and 1/4th of the shares underlying the restricted stock unit award shall vest on March 13, 2027 and an additional 1/4th of the shares underlying the restricted stock unit award shall vest on each one-year anniversary thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service to the Issuer on and through each applicable vesting date, inclusive.
  • [F2]1/4th of the shares subject to the option shall vest on March 13, 2027 and an additional 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall vest on the same day of each month thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service to the Issuer on and through each applicable vesting date, inclusive.
Signature
By: /s/ Marc Grasso, as Attorney-in-Fact|2026-03-17

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