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LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC Director's Dealing 2021

Feb 10, 2021

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Director's Dealing

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SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND)
CIK: 0000886163
Period of Report: 2021-02-05

Reporting Person: HIGGINS JOHN L (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date Security Code Shares Price A/D Holdings After Ownership
2021-02-05 Common Stock M 54666 $14.47 Acquired 340696 Direct
2021-02-05 Common Stock S 54666 $203.4032 Disposed 286030 Direct
2021-02-05 Common Stock M 60000 $10.05 Acquired 346030 Direct
2021-02-05 Common Stock F 2970 $203.03 Disposed 343060 Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date Security Exercise Price Code Shares A/D Expiration Underlying Ownership
2021-02-05 Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $10.05 M 60000 Disposed 2021-02-17 Common Stock (60000) Direct
2021-02-05 Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $14.47 M 54666 Disposed 2022-02-09 Common Stock (54666) Direct

Footnotes

F1: The sale reported on this Form 4 was made pursuant to a written trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on December 10, 2020, in accordance with Rule 10b5-1.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $200.00 to $201.29, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request to the Securities Exchange Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

F3: Represents previously-owned shares delivered to the Issuer in payment of the exercise price of the stock options.

F4: Grant to reporting person of options, exercisable over a 4-year period measured from the date of grant, 12-1/2% after six months, then 1/48th of the Option Shares per month thereafter. The date of grant is 02/17/11.

F5: Grant to reporting person of options, exercisable over a 4-year period measured from the date of grant, 12-1/2% after six months, then 1/48th of the Option Shares per month thereafter. The date of grant was 02/09/12.