O'Connor John Gregory 4

What Happened John Gregory O'Connor, Chief Financial Officer of Freshpet, was granted 7,500 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-02-09. The award was recorded as an acquisition (code A) at $0.00 per share (no cash paid). The grant is an inducement award outside the Freshpet 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-09; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-17 (filed late relative to the usual 2-business-day deadline).
• Grant: 7,500 RSUs; reported acquisition price: $0.00 (no cash exchanged).
• Vesting: three equal installments on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued service (per footnote).
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in this Form 4.
• Footnote: RSU was granted as an inducement award in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Context This was a compensation grant, not an open-market purchase or sale. RSUs typically convert to shares only as they vest, so there is no immediate market trade or proceeds. Because the Form 4 was filed several days after the transaction date, the filing is late, which is primarily an administrative compliance issue and may attract regulatory or investor attention but does not by itself indicate trading intent.