A: Possibly. U.S. insider trading laws generally restrict everyone aware of material nonpublic information about a company from trading in that company’s securities, regardless of whether the person is directly connected with that company, except in limited circumstances. Therefore, if you have material nonpublic information about another company, you should not trade in that company’s securities. You should be particularly conscious of this restriction if, through your position at Acrivon, you sometimes obtain sensitive, material information about other companies and their business dealings with Acrivon.
12. So if I do not trade Acrivon securities when I have material nonpublic information, and I don’t “tip” other people, I am in the clear, right?
A: Not necessarily. Even if you do not violate securities law, you may still violate our policies. For example, directors, officers, other employees and consultants may violate our policies by breaching their confidentiality obligations or by recommending Acrivon shares as an investment, even if those actions do not violate securities laws. Our policies are stricter than the law requires so that we and our directors, officers, other employees and consultants can avoid even the appearance of wrongdoing. Therefore, please review the entire Insider Trading Policy carefully.
13. So when can I buy or sell my Acrivon securities?
A: If you are aware of material nonpublic information, you may not buy or sell our common stock until two full trading days have elapsed since the information was publicly disclosed. At that point, the information is considered publicly disseminated for purposes of our Insider Trading Policy. For example, if we announce material nonpublic information before trading begins on Wednesday, then you may execute a transaction in our securities on Friday; if we announce material nonpublic information after trading ends on Wednesday, then you may execute a transaction in our securities on Monday. Even if you are not aware of any material nonpublic information, you may not trade in shares of our common stock during any trading “blackout” period. Our Insider Trading Policy describes the quarterly trading blackout period, and additional event-driven trading blackout periods may be announced by email.
14. If I have an open order to buy or sell Acrivon securities on the date a blackout period commences, can I leave it to my broker to cancel the open order and avoid executing the trade?
A: No, unless it is in connection with a 10b5-1 trading plan (see Question 27 below). If you have any open orders when a blackout period commences other than in connection with a 10b5-1 trading plan, it is your responsibility to cancel these orders with your broker. If you have an open order and it executes after a blackout period commences not in connection with a 10b5-1 trading plan, you will have violated our insider trading policy and may also have violated insider trading laws.
15. Am I allowed to trade derivative securities of Acrivon’s common stock?
A: No. Under our policies, you may not trade in derivative securities related to shares of our common stock, which include publicly traded call and put options. In addition, under our policies, you may not engage in short selling of shares of our common stock at any time.
“Derivative securities” are securities other than shares of our common stock that are speculative in nature because they permit a person to leverage his or her investment using a relatively small amount of money. Examples of derivative securities include (but are not limited to) “put