SCHACHLE JOSEPH K 4

What Happened Joseph K. Schachle, Chief Operating Officer of Opus Genetics (IRD), disposed of 4,697 shares on April 23, 2026. The shares were sold at $5.22 per share for a total transaction value of $24,519. This sale was executed automatically to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from a restricted stock unit (RSU) vesting and settlement event, not as a discretionary open-market trade by the insider.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-23; Sale price: $5.22 per share; Shares sold: 4,697; Total value: $24,519.
• Transaction code: S (sale); footnote indicates tax withholding (automatic sale to cover taxes from RSU vesting).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Filing date: 2026-04-27 — filed on the Form 4 within the reporting deadline (timely).

Context This was a routine, non-discretionary sale to satisfy tax withholding on vested RSUs (footnote F1). Such tax-withholding disposals are common and do not necessarily indicate the insider’s market view. For retail investors, purchases are generally more informative about insider sentiment; this filing documents a required administrative sale rather than a voluntary cash-raising trade.