SEC EDGAR · Insider purchase

PRTA: SCULLY WILLIAM P reported buying shares

2 reported purchases of non-derivative securities. Code P includes open-market and private purchases; it does not establish motive.

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Became public: Oct 9, 2026
Event / period date: Oct 7, 2026
Collected: Nov 9, 2026, 1:56 AM EST

Why this is connected

This filing identifies PROTHENA CORP PUBLIC LTD CO as the issuer of the security. The company's SEC identifier connects it to PRTA.

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Reported transactions

SCULLY WILLIAM P (10% owner)

125,000 shares · Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share

Oct 7, 2026 · $8.4012 per share

90,000 shares · Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share

Oct 8, 2026 · $8.5656 per share

Value calculated from the reported shares and prices: $1,821,054.00.

Code P covers open-market and private purchases. Grants, option exercises, and tax withholding are excluded from purchase results. Read the source footnotes for ownership and pricing details.

Source evidence

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        <issuerName>PROTHENA CORP PUBLIC LTD CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PRTA</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001045463</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SCULLY WILLIAM P</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>771 MANATEE COVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>VERO BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>32963</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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                <value>Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-10-07</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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                    <value>125000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>8.4012</value>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>439000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
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                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Spouse</value>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-10-08</value>
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                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
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                <value></value>
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                    <value>90000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>8.5656</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>529000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                    <value>I</value>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>927000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>187000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Manatee Equity Fund LLC</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.2100 to $8.6000, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Prothena Corp Public Ltd Co, any security holder of Prothena Corp Public Ltd Co, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) and (2) to this Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.4000 to $8.8063, inclusive.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Reid E. Buchanan by POA from William P. Scully</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-10-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

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