Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Form 4 LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS / Matthew E Korenberg ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Korenberg Matthew E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

555 HERITAGE DRIVE

SUITE 200

(Street)

JUPITER FL 33458

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ LGND ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President & COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/20/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	09/20/2024		M		4,982	A	$49.99	57,052	D
Common Stock	09/20/2024		S		6,275	D	$104.1017(1)	50,777	D
Common Stock	09/23/2024		M		395	A	$49.99	51,172	D
Common Stock	09/23/2024		M		9,377	A	$52.84	60,549	D
Common Stock	09/23/2024		S		2,481	D	$100.0517(2)	58,068	D
Common Stock	09/23/2024		S		7,090	D	$101.605(3)	50,978	D
Common Stock	09/23/2024		S		201	D	$102.0541(4)	50,777	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 (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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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)	$49.99	09/20/2024		M			4,982	(5)	02/11/2026	Common Stock	4,982	$0.0	395	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$49.99	09/23/2024		M			395	(5)	02/11/2026	Common Stock	395	$0.0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$52.84	09/23/2024		M			9,377	(6)	05/05/2032	Common Stock	9,377	$0.0	42,436	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $104.0000 to $104.4300. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Registrant, any securityholder of the Registrant, 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 in this footnote.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $100.0000 to $100.2750. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Registrant, any securityholder of the Registrant, 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 in this footnote.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $101.0450 to $102.0400. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Registrant, any securityholder of the Registrant, 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 in this footnote.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted-average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $102.0450 to $102.0950. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Registrant, any securityholder of the Registrant, 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 in this footnote.

5. This Option was previously reported as a Grant of 18,464 shares on February 11, 2016, which vested in full on February 11, 2020, at an exercise price of $85.79 per share, but was adjusted pursuant to the OmniAb Inc. separation from the issuer.

6. This Option was previously reported as a Grant of 30,189 shares on May 5, 2022, at an exercise price of $90.68 per share, but was adjusted pursuant to the OmniAb Inc. separation from the issuer and shall be fully vested on February 5, 2026.

	By: /s/ Andrew Reardon, Attorney-in-Fact For: Matthew E. Korenberg	09/24/2024
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