ACHV SEC Filing News — Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (ACHV) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-06.

Achieve Life Sciences, Inc., a late-stage pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes cytisinicline for nicotine independence in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The company offers cytisinicline, a naturally occurring alkaloid that interacts with nicotine receptors in the brain that reduces the severity of nicotine withdrawal symptoms. It has license and supply agreements with Sopharma AD and University of Bristol. Achieve Life Sciences, Inc., is headquartered in Bothel…
Sector: Healthcare Industry: Biotechnology Market Cap: $688.2M CIK: 949858
12
Total Filings
0
Bullish Classifications
1
Bearish Classifications
7
Insider Transactions
3
Material Events (8-K)
1
Periodic Reports
Rule-based classifications for ACHV currently lean bearish. Of the 12 filing records displayed, 1 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.
ACHV Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-07-29 — 2026-10-06
Insider Transactions (Form 4)
0 buys vs 1 sell
Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.
Largest Form 144 Filing
$175.2K
Stewart Richard Alistair (Director) · 2026-08-21
20,626 shares · Form 4
Form 144 Notices
1
Proposed insider sale filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.
Insider Transactions 7 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 7 filings in this group are Form 4s for Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 7 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 6 compensation award and 1 open-market sale. 1 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×6
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×1
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-06

ACHV insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Halladay Benjamin (Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Stock Option (right to buy) 200,000 — —
A Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) 200,000 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Halladay Benjamin (Chief Financial Officer)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-21

ACHV insider Stewart Richard Alistair (Director) sold 20,626 shares (~$175.2K)

Stewart Richard Alistair, listed as Director at ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC., reported an open-market sale of 20,626 ACHV shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 20,626 $8.49 $175.2K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Stewart Richard Alistair (Director) Shares: 20,626 Est. Value: $175.2K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-29

ACHV insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Sellig Thomas (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Stock Option (right to buy) 25,000 — —
A Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) 16,700 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Sellig Thomas (Director)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-29

ACHV insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Martin Christopher Nathan (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Stock Option (right to buy) 25,000 — —
A Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) 16,700 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Martin Christopher Nathan (Director)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-29

ACHV insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Royston Aaron (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Stock Option (right to buy) 25,000 — —
A Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) 16,700 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Royston Aaron (Director)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-29

ACHV insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Waldman Reid Alexander (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Stock Option (right to buy) 25,000 — —
A Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) 16,700 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Waldman Reid Alexander (Director)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-29

ACHV insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Stewart Richard Alistair (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Stock Option (right to buy) 25,000 — —
A Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) 16,700 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Stewart Richard Alistair (Director)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Proposed Insider Sales 1 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. has 1 such notice in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-19

ACHV Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Stewart Richard Alistair (20,626 shares) ~$155.1K

Stewart Richard Alistair filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell ACHV (ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Stewart Richard Alistair Shares: 20,626 Est. Value: $155.1K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Material Events 3 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 3 in this period for Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-10-01

ACHV filed 8-K — material company event

ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-14

ACHV filed 8-K — material company event

ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-11

ACHV filed 8-K — material company event

ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-11

ACHV filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on ACHV. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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