Insider Trading February 18, 2026

Solid Biosciences CRO Sells 4,134 Shares; Company Reports Multiple Clinical and Regulatory Milestones

Jessie Hanrahan disposed of stock to cover tax withholding as Solid advances SGT-003 Phase 3 design and doses patients across trials

By Priya Menon SLDB
Solid Biosciences CRO Sells 4,134 Shares; Company Reports Multiple Clinical and Regulatory Milestones
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Solid Biosciences Chief Regulatory Officer Jessie Hanrahan sold 4,134 shares of common stock on February 18, 2026, for $24,073 to meet withholding tax obligations tied to vested restricted stock units. Earlier that month Hanrahan received 8,125 shares and 8,125 restricted stock units. Separately, Solid says it has secured FDA agreement on the Phase 3 design for SGT-003, dosed 33 participants in its Phase 1/2 INSPIRE DUCHENNE study, obtained Orphan Drug designation for SGT-212, and dosed the first participant in the Phase 1b FALCON trial. Investment firm Citizens has maintained a Market Outperform rating with a $15.00 price target.

Key Points

  • Jessie Hanrahan, Solid Biosciences Chief Regulatory Officer, sold 4,134 shares on February 18, 2026 for $24,073 at a weighted average price of $5.8233, with trades between $5.23 and $6.14.
  • Hanrahan received 8,125 shares and 8,125 restricted stock units on February 13, 2026 at a price of $0.00; the February 18 sale was to cover withholding taxes following RSU vesting.
  • Solid reports FDA agreement on the Phase 3 IMPACT DUCHENNE trial design for SGT-003, has dosed 33 participants in the Phase 1/2 INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial, received Orphan Drug designation for SGT-212, and dosed the first participant in the Phase 1b FALCON trial.

Solid Biosciences reported that its Chief Regulatory Officer, Jessie Hanrahan, sold 4,134 shares of the company's common stock on February 18, 2026. The transactions generated proceeds totaling $24,073 and were executed at a weighted average price of $5.8233 per share, with individual trades occurring between $5.23 and $6.14.

According to a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the disposition was carried out to satisfy withholding tax obligations that arose when previously granted restricted stock units vested. The filing also records that on February 13, 2026, Hanrahan acquired 8,125 shares of common stock and received 8,125 restricted stock units, each at a price of $0.00.


Beyond the insider transaction, Solid Biosciences outlined recent regulatory and clinical developments. The company said it has reached alignment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the design for its Phase 3 clinical trial, IMPACT DUCHENNE, evaluating its candidate SGT-003. The agreed-upon trial will be randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled, and will enroll ambulant participants aged 7 to under 12 years.

Solid also reported progress in its ongoing Phase 1/2 INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial, noting that 33 participants have been dosed and that the therapy has been generally well tolerated in those treated.

In a separate program, the company said its investigational gene therapy SGT-212 received Orphan Drug designation from the FDA. Solid has dosed the first participant in the Phase 1b FALCON trial, which is studying SGT-212 in adults with Friedreich's ataxia and cardiac hypertrophy.

Following these regulatory and clinical updates, Citizens reiterated its Market Outperform rating on Solid Biosciences and kept a $15.00 price target. The firm cited the company's progress with the FDA on the Phase 3 trial design for SGT-003.


The insider sale, the equity granted to Hanrahan earlier in February, the FDA alignment on a Phase 3 design, the dosing updates across trials, and the orphan designation for SGT-212 together comprise the company developments disclosed in filings and company statements.

Readers should note that the Form 4 filing identifies the reason for the sale as tax withholding tied to vested restricted stock units and that the reported clinical and regulatory milestones were presented by the company as part of its program updates.

Risks

  • The Form 4 disclosure indicates the sale was executed to cover withholding taxes related to vested restricted stock units - this is a specified, transaction-driven liquidity event rather than a voluntary open-market sale motivated by a stated change in investment view. This impacts market and investor perception in the financial markets and biotech sector.
  • Clinical and regulatory programs remain ongoing; while Solid reports dosing and FDA alignment, the ultimate outcomes of Phase 3 and Phase 1b trials are not provided and remain uncertain. This uncertainty affects the healthcare and biotech sectors.
  • The company's forward progress cited in the update depends on regulatory agreement and trial conduct; any future changes in trial design, enrollment, tolerability, or regulatory feedback could alter program timelines or expectations, influencing biotech investors and capital markets.

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