HAWKINS JAMES B 4

What Happened

• James B. Hawkins, a director of AudioEye, Inc. (AEYE), was granted 1,000 shares of common stock on 2026-07-01. The shares were reported at $0.00 per share (total reported acquisition value $0), reflecting a stock award/grant rather than a purchase. According to the filing, these shares were fully vested on the grant date.

Key Details

• Transaction date and type: 2026-07-01 — Grant/Award (transaction code A).
• Price: $0.00 per share; total reported consideration $0.
• Shares acquired: 1,000 common shares.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the Form 4 filing.
• Footnote: The shares are a quarterly grant under the AudioEye, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and were fully vested on the grant date.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed 2026-07-02 for a 2026-07-01 transaction (appears timely; no late-filing indication).

Context

• This was an equity compensation grant (not an open-market buy or sale). Such awards are commonly used to compensate directors and may be routine. Because the shares were fully vested at grant, Hawkins owned them outright immediately; this is not an options exercise or a cashless sale. Awards do not necessarily signal insider sentiment about the stock price.