Brasel Michael Allen 4

What Happened

• Michael Allen Brasel, Chief Operating Officer of Deep Fission, received a derivative award of 15,000 shares on February 18, 2026. The grant is reported at $0.00 per share (total reported value $0) and is recorded as an award/derivative acquisition (Form 4 code A).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-18; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-24 (filed 6 days after the transaction, exceeding the typical 2-business-day disclosure window).
• Shares/units granted: 15,000; acquisition price reported: $0.00 per share (derivative award).
• Vesting: Footnote F1 — one-fourth vests on the first vesting date shown, then an additional one-thirty-sixth vests each month thereafter until fully vested.
• Insider status: Reported as a Section 16 officer (Chief Operating Officer).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt.

Context

• This is a derivative award (grant), not an open-market purchase or sale — it creates a right to acquire company stock subject to the stated vesting schedule. No immediate sale or cashless exercise is reported. Such grants are common for executive compensation and do not by themselves indicate near-term buying or selling intent.