Aura Minerals CEO Rodrigo Cardoso Receives Stock Option Grants

What Happened

• Rodrigo Cardoso, President and CEO of Aura Minerals (AUGO), received three stock-option awards on September 15, 2026. Each award is for 110,112 options (totaling 330,336 options). The reported acquisition price is $0, reflecting that these are grants of derivative securities (stock options), not open‑market purchases or sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-15; Form 4 filed 2026-09-17 (appears timely under Form 4 rules).
• Each grant size: 110,112 options; total options granted: 330,336.
• Reported price/value: $0 (grant of options — not a cash purchase).
• Vesting schedules (per filing footnotes):
  • Grant 1 (F1): vests in three equal annual installments beginning Jan 29, 2027.
  • Grant 2 (F2): vests in three equal annual installments beginning Jan 29, 2028.
  • Grant 3 (F3): vests in three equal annual installments beginning Jan 29, 2029.
• Shares owned after the transaction and option exercise price/expiration details are not specified in the provided summary of the filing.

Context

• These entries are derivative awards (stock options). A $0 acquisition amount on Form 4 typically means the options were granted rather than purchased; there is no immediate cash outlay and no immediate change in company share count.
• Vesting over multiple years means the options become exercisable in installments, so economic exposure and potential future share issuance depend on vesting and any exercise decisions.
• This is a grant/compensation event rather than a buy or sell that signals immediate insider conviction; it’s common as part of executive compensation.