0001333171-15-000003.txt : 20150901 0001333171-15-000003.hdr.sgml : 20150901 20150901120802 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001333171-15-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150901 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150901 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150901 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ACUCELA INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001400482 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 020592619 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1301 SECOND AVE. STREET 2: SUITE 4200 CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98101 BUSINESS PHONE: 206-805-8300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1301 SECOND AVE. STREET 2: SUITE 4200 CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98101 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Acucela Inc DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070523 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Girard Roger CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001333171 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-55133 FILM NUMBER: 151086721 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 HILLS STREET STREET 2: SUITE 106 CITY: RICHLAND STATE: WA ZIP: 99354 4 1 wf-form4_144112367236690.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2015-09-01 0 0001400482 ACUCELA INC. M?????? 0001333171 Girard Roger C/O ACUCELA, INC. 1301 SECOND AVE., SUITE 4200 SEATTLE WA 98101-3805 0 1 0 0 Chief Strategy Officer Restricted Stock Unit 0.0 2015-09-01 4 A 0 365276 0 A 2025-09-01 Common Stock 365276.0 365276 D Each restricted stock unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive (1) share of the issuer's common stock upon settlement. The RSU will be subject to a four year vesting period, with twenty-five percent (25%) of the RSUs vesting on 9/1/2016, and the remainder vesting thereafter on a monthly basis, such that 100% is vested and exercisable on 9/1/2019, subject to the reporting person's provision of service to the issuer on each vesting date. The issuer's common stock trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol referenced in the issuer's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192000). John E. Gebhart as attorney-in-fact for Roger Girard 2015-09-01