Form 4: VANI insider buys 3.7M shares; ownership now 26.15M
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Vivani Medical (VANI) director and 10% owner Gregg G. Williams reported purchasing 3,703,703 shares of common stock on 10/27/2025 at $1.62 per share in a private sale transaction under a Share Purchase Agreement dated 10/26/2025. The transaction totaled $5,999,998.86.
Following the trade, Williams beneficially owned 26,150,015 shares, comprising 4,799,200 held directly and 21,350,815 held indirectly.
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Insights
Large insider purchase increases a director/10% owner’s stake; signals stronger alignment and higher insider concentration.
Gregg G. Williams, a director and 10% owner of Vivani Medical, Inc. (VANI), purchased 3,703,703 common shares on
The indirect holdings span several entities: Gregg G. Williams 2006 Trust, Williams International Co. LLC, Sam Williams Family Investments LLC, and Sam B. Williams 1995 Generation-Skipping Trust, with Gregg Williams holding voting and dispositive power over these shares. This concentrates voting influence and strengthens insider alignment with equity outcomes.
Key items to watch: any subsequent ownership updates or related agreements that affect control dynamics. The Share Purchase Agreement dated
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Common Stock | 3,703,703 | $1.62 | $6.00M |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- The reporting person purchased 3,703,703 shares of the Issuer's common stock in a private sale transaction as disclosed in the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of October 26, 2025 at a price of $1.62 per share, which was the last reported sale price of the Issuer's common stock on the Nasdaq on October 24, 2025. The gross proceeds from this private sale transaction were $5,999,998.86. 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 purchased in the transaction set forth in this footnote. The reporting person owns 26,150,015 shares directly and/or indirectly as follows: (i) 4,799,200 shares of common stock owned by the reporting person, (ii) 19,225,063 shares of common stock owned by Gregg G. Williams 2006 Trust, (iii) 1,212,856 shares of common stock owned by Williams International Co. LLC, (iv) 181,587 shares of common stock owned by Sam Williams Family Investments LLC, and (v) 731,309 shares of common stock owned by Sam B. Williams 1995 Generation-Skipping Trust. Gregg Williams has voting and dispositive power over all of these shares.