MLPT - Maplight Therapeutics, Inc.

Insider Purchase by Catalyst4, Inc. (10%)

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Trade Summary

3 months ago, Catalyst4, Inc., serving as 10% owner at Maplight Therapeutics, Inc. (MLPT), purchased 5,441,176 shares at $17.00 per share, for a total transaction value of $92,499,992.00. Following this transaction, Catalyst4, Inc. now holds 19,697,464 shares of MLPT.

This purchase represents a 38.00% increase in Catalyst4, Inc.'s stake in the company. This is considered a high-conviction trade given the significant change in ownership.

The trade was executed on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 and publicly disclosed via SEC Form 4 filing on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 1 day after the trade was made.

Catalyst4, Inc.

10%

Catalyst4, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization founded in late 2021 by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, primarily funded with proceeds from his sale of Tesla shares following a personal dispute with Elon Musk.[[1]](https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/sergey-brin-emerges-as-a-climate-megafunder)[[2]](https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/catalyst4/) Headquartered at a UPS Store in Palo Alto, California, Catalyst4 functions as a grantmaking and investment entity with approximately $1.1 billion in assets, including Alphabet shares and stakes in biopharma companies.[[1]](https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/sergey-brin-emerges-as-a-climate-megafunder)[[3]](https://www.forbes.com.au/news/billionaires/where-google-cofounder-sergey-brin-is-putting-his-new-700-million-charitable-gift/) It has no listed staff, only board officers including President Robert Brown, Secretary and Treasurer Tara Farnsworth (also CFO of Brin’s Bayshore Global Management), and Director Ekemini Riley (managing director of Brin-funded Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s).[[1]](https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/sergey-brin-emerges-as-a-climate-megafunder)[[2]](https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/catalyst4/) Catalyst4 focuses on climate advocacy—granting $22 million in 2024 and $14 million in 2023 to groups like ClimateWorks, Energy Action Fund, and Sixteen Thirty Fund—and central nervous system (CNS) health initiatives under CNS Quest.[[1]](https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/sergey-brin-emerges-as-a-climate-megafunder)[[3]](https://www.forbes.com.au/news/billionaires/where-google-cofounder-sergey-brin-is-putting-his-new-700-million-charitable-gift/) It holds a majority stake in MapLight Therapeutics, Inc. (MLPT), a biopharma firm developing treatments for brain diseases and autism, recently trading 10% of its shares, and has invested in companies like Stellaromics ($80 million round), 280 Earth ($15 million), and Soneira ($15 million for psychedelic mental health treatments).[[3]](https://www.forbes.com.au/news/billionaires/where-google-cofounder-sergey-brin-is-putting-his-new-700-million-charitable-gift/)[[4]](https://fortune.com/2024/07/23/sergey-brin-google-tesla-shares-elon-musk-catalyst4-mental-health-hallucinogens/) Brin has donated over $1.5 billion to Catalyst4, including $700 million in Alphabet shares for healthcare research.[[3]](https://www.forbes.com.au/news/billionaires/where-google-cofounder-sergey-brin-is-putting-his-new-700-million-charitable-gift/)[[5]](https://www.businessinsider.com/sergey-brin-alphabet-stock-donation-nonprofit-foundations-2025-5)

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Trade Price

$17.00

Quantity

5,441,176

Total Value

$92,499,992.00

Shares Owned

19,697,464

Trade Date

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

117 days ago

SEC Filing Date

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Filed 1 day after trade

About Maplight Therapeutics, Inc.

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