Weinhoff Gregory M 4
4 · Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc · Filed Mar 26, 2026
Research Summary
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Centessa (CNTA) CBO Gregory Weinhoff Exercises Options and Sells 23,998 Shares
What Happened
- Gregory M. Weinhoff, Chief Business Officer of Centessa Pharmaceuticals (CNTA), exercised 23,998 derivative awards at a strike of $3.85 (total exercise cost $92,392) and the same 23,998 shares were sold in the open market at $30.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $719,940 on March 26, 2026. The transactions were reported on Form 4 filed the same day.
- The filing also shows a derivative conversion/disposition line for 23,998 shares at $0.00; the Form 4 does not provide additional detail about that zero-dollar line.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-26.
- Option exercise (Code M — acquired): 23,998 shares @ $3.85 = $92,392.
- Open-market sale (Code S — disposed): 23,998 shares @ $30.00 = $719,940.
- Separate derivative disposition (Code M) for 23,998 shares reported at $0.00 (no consideration shown).
- Shares owned after the reported transactions: not specified in this filing.
- Footnotes:
- F1: Ordinary Shares may be represented by American Depositary Shares (each currently = 1 Ordinary Share).
- F2: Sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted Nov 12, 2025.
- F3: The option vesting schedule is 1/48th per month beginning Mar 1, 2023.
- Filing timeliness: Reported and filed on 2026-03-26 (no late filing indicated).
Context
- Because the shares were exercised and sold the same day, this functions like a cashless exercise where the insider realizes the difference between the market price and the exercise price. Rough approximation of net proceeds before taxes/fees: $719,940 (sale) − $92,392 (exercise cost) ≈ $627,548.
- The sale was made under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plan, which typically indicates a pre-planned, formula-driven disposition rather than an ad-hoc trade.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Weinhoff Gregory M
Chief Business Officer
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Ordinary Shares
[F1]2026-03-26$3.85/sh+23,998$92,392→ 89,923 total - Sale
Ordinary Shares
[F1][F2]2026-03-26$30.00/sh−23,998$719,940→ 65,925 total - Exercise/Conversion
Share Option (right to buy)
[F3][F1]2026-03-26−23,998→ 31,002 totalExercise: $3.85Exp: 2033-02-01→ Ordinary Shares (23,998 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The Ordinary Shares may be represented by American Depositary Shares, each of which currently represents one Ordinary Share.
- [F2]The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on November 12, 2025.
- [F3]1/48th of the shares subject to such option shall vest and become exercisable in equal monthly installments with the first installment vesting on March 1, 2023.
Signature
/s/ Raphael Deferiere, attorney-in-fact|2026-03-26