ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

11/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/19/2024 19:42

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Kihara James
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ACAD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/17/2024
(Street)
SAN DIEGO, CA 92130 		4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 11/17/2024 M 3,965 A (1) 19,971(2) D
Common Stock 11/17/2024 M 3,965 A (1) 23,936 D
Common Stock 11/19/2024 S(3) 4,073 D $16.81(4) 19,863 D
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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year) 		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
Restricted Stock Units (1) 11/17/2024 M 3,965 (5) (5) Common Stock 3,965 $ 0 3,966 D
Restricted Stock Units (1) 11/17/2024 M 3,965 (6) (6) Common Stock 3,965 $ 0 3,966 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kihara James
C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400
SAN DIEGO, CA 92130 		PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER

Signatures

/s/ Jennifer J. Rhodes, Attorney-in-Fact 11/19/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(2) Includes 836 shares and 800 shares of the Issuer's common stock acquired by the reporting person on May 15, 2024 and November 15, 2024, respectively, pursuant to an employee stock purchase plan.
(3) The mandatory sales reported in this Form 4 were made to cover withholding taxes and tax related items imposed by the Issuer in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units, and it is intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) under the Exchange Act and be interpreted to meet the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c).
(4) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $16.768 to $16.81, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 range set forth above.
(5) The restricted stock units vest as follows: 37.5% of the shares vest 18 months from the grant date; 12.5% of the shares vest on the second anniversary of the grant date; and 25% of the shares vest on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
(6) The restricted stock units vest as follows: 37.5% of the shares vest 18 months from the grant date; 12.5% of the shares vest on the second anniversary of the grant date; and 25% of the shares vest on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date. In addition, these restricted stock units may vest earlier upon the Issuer's common stock achieving a specified price per share over a specified trading period.
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