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Kymera's CEO Sold $6 Million in Stock After a 170% Run

The Motley Fool·July 12, 2026

Kymera Therapeutics CEO Nello Mainolfi sold 50,000 shares for $6 million on July 7, 2026, following a 170% stock surge over 12 months. The sale involved exercising options at $2.08 and selling at $119 per share under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Despite the sale, Mainolfi retains 666,568 shares worth $79.5 million and 90,000 options, indicating continued confidence in the company's pipeline, particularly KT-621 in Phase 2b trials with FDA Fast Track status.

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