0001641342-15-000004.txt : 20150505 0001641342-15-000004.hdr.sgml : 20150505 20150505200327 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001641342-15-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150501 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150505 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150505 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: GEBHART JOHN E CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001641342 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-55133 FILM NUMBER: 15834783 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1301 SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 1900 CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98101 4 1 wf-form4_143087059718026.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2015-05-01 0 0001400482 ACUCELA INC. M?????? 0001641342 GEBHART JOHN E C/O ACUCELA INC. 1301 SECOND AVE., SUITE 4200 SEATTLE WA 98101 0 1 0 0 Chief Financial Officer Restricted Stock Unit 2015-05-01 4 A 0 358692 0 A 2025-05-01 Common Stock 358692.0 358692 D Each restricted stock unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive one (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 5/1/2016, and the remainder vesting thereafter on a monthly basis, such that 100% is vested and exercisable on 5/1/2019, 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). /s/ John Gebhart 2015-05-05 John E. Gebhart 2015-05-05