Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (APLS) Insider Ownership

Historic Insider Ownership Trends

Based on data from the past 90 days ending January 10, 2026, Apellis Pharmaceuticals's three largest insider shareholders are TenPercentOwner Venture Investments Ltd Morningside (12.81Mn shares), Chief Scientific Officer Pascal Deschatelets (1.16Mn shares), Chief Executive Officer Cedric Francois (639.55K shares).

Top Direct Holders

Insider ownership data is derived from the last 60 months of Form 4 SEC filings.
Holder Position Shares Report Date
Venture Investments Ltd Morningside 12,806,342 18 Nov, 2021
Pascal Deschatelets Chief Scientific Officer 1,160,496 22 May, 2025
Cedric Francois Chief Executive Officer 639,551 18 Jul, 2025
Alec Machiels 396,939 05 Jan, 2026
A. Sinclair Dunlop 191,709 05 Jan, 2026
Timothy Eugene Sullivan Chief Financial Officer 171,332 23 Oct, 2025
David O. Watson General Counsel 154,754 09 Jan, 2026
Kelley Boucher Chief People Officer 97,658 03 Sep, 2025
Federico Grossi Chief Medical Officer 94,884 09 Jan, 2023
Caroline Baumal Chief Medical Officer 91,206 06 Jan, 2026
Adam J. Townsend Chief Commercial Officer 84,050 30 Jan, 2025
Mark Jeffrey Delong Chief Business & Strat Officer 83,945 12 Feb, 2025
Nur Nicholson Chief Technical Officer 83,664 30 Jan, 2025
Karen Lewis Chief People Officer 70,251 30 Jan, 2025
Lukas Scheibler Chief Research Officer 68,299 05 Dec, 2023
Leslie Meltzer Chief Research And Development 61,804 02 Sep, 2025
Jeffrey Eisele Chief Development Officer 55,312 30 Jan, 2025
James George Chopas Vp/Chief Accounting Officer 53,468 16 Sep, 2025
Paul R. Fonteyne 30,666 05 Jan, 2026
Gerald Chan 25,666 05 Jan, 2026
Stephanie Monaghan O'Brien 25,666 05 Jan, 2026
Craig A Wheeler 24,444 05 Jan, 2026
Victoria L. Brown Program Team Lead 23,556 24 Jan, 2023
Keli Walbert 17,051 05 Jan, 2026
Nicole D Perry Vice President Accounting 4,847 03 Aug, 2021

* Please note that the shares above only reflect shares from the fund portfolio and the institutional portfolio. Shares from the personal portfolio are excluded from this Institutional Ownership Page. See these insiders' latest transactions here on Insider Page.

Recent Insider Transactions

Detailed insider trading activity based on Form 4 SEC filings.
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Transaction Date Insider Name Security Class Transaction Type Shares Traded Price Shares Remaining Ownership Code
07 Jan, 2026 David O. Watson Common Stock A 888 $14.95 104,618 D M
05 Jan, 2026 Caroline Baumal Common Stock D 3,020 $25.53 91,206 D S
01 Jan, 2026 Craig A Wheeler Common Stock A 7,961 $0.00 24,444 D A
01 Jan, 2026 Alec Machiels Common Stock A 7,961 $0.00 384,989 D A
01 Jan, 2026 Gerald Chan Common Stock A 7,961 $0.00 25,666 D A
01 Jan, 2026 Stephanie Monaghan O'Brien Common Stock A 7,961 $0.00 25,666 D A
01 Jan, 2026 A. Sinclair Dunlop Common Stock A 7,961 $0.00 161,567 D A
01 Jan, 2026 Paul R. Fonteyne Common Stock A 7,961 $0.00 30,666 D A
01 Jan, 2026 Keli Walbert Common Stock A 7,961 $0.00 17,051 D A
16 Dec, 2025 David O. Watson Common Stock D 5,000 $24.49 103,730 D S
17 Nov, 2025 David O. Watson Common Stock D 5,000 $20.06 108,730 D S
21 Oct, 2025 Timothy Eugene Sullivan - - 120,936 D
21 Oct, 2025 Timothy Eugene Sullivan Common Stock D 10,000 $28.03 110,936 D S
21 Oct, 2025 Timothy Eugene Sullivan Common Stock A 10,000 $10.03 120,936 D M
21 Oct, 2025 Timothy Eugene Sullivan - - 110,936 D
16 Oct, 2025 David O. Watson Common Stock D 5,000 $25.22 113,730 D S
30 Sep, 2025 A. Sinclair Dunlop Common Stock D 31,092 $22.58 33,979 I S
30 Sep, 2025 A. Sinclair Dunlop Common Stock D 3,837 $0.00 30,142 I J
19 Sep, 2025 A. Sinclair Dunlop - - 65,071 I
19 Sep, 2025 A. Sinclair Dunlop Common Stock D 3,837 $0.00 65,071 I J