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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0306 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 2/29/20 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 874015 |
| Issuer Name: IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: IONS |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1074773 |
| | Owner Name: HOUGEN ELIZABETH L |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 2855 GAZELLE CT. |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: CARLSBAD |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 92010 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: SVP, Finance & CFO |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/29/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: J |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 147 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 43.163 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 32,374 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Reporting 147 shares acquired under the Ionis Pharmeceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on February 29, 2020. These 147 shares may not be sold until August 30, 2020. |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/Patrick R. O'Neil, attorney-in-fact |
| Signature Date: 3/3/20 |