Sec Form 4 Filing - Monia Brett P @ IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC - 2019-01-01

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Monia Brett P
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ IONS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2855 GAZELLE COURT
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
01/01/2019
(Street)
CARLSBAD, CA92010
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 01/01/2019 01/01/2019 J( 1 ) V 210 ( 1 ) A $ 36.448 16,051 D
Common Stock 01/02/2019 01/02/2019 S( 3 ) 214 ( 3 ) D $ 53.5 15,837 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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) $ 53.77 01/02/2019 01/02/2019 A 102,900 01/02/2020( 2 ) 01/01/2026 Common Stock 102,900 $ 0 102,900 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Monia Brett P
C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
2855 GAZELLE COURT
CARLSBAD, CA92010
Chief Operating Officer
Signatures
/s/Patrick R. O'Neil, attorney-in-fact 01/03/2019
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Reporting shares acquired under the Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on January 1, 2019. These shares may not be sold until July 2, 2019.
( 2 )Grant of 01/02/2019 to reporting person of stock options under the Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. 25% of the shares subject to the option vest and become exercisable on 01/02/2020. Thereafter, the remaining shares subject to the option vest and become exercisable in 36 equal monthly installments over the next 3 years. Following this transaction, the option was exercisable as to 0 on 01/02/2019.
( 3 )The Sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by the reporting person on 07/01/2014.

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