TAOX Executive Chairman Joshua Silverman Receives 200,000-Share Award

What Happened
Joshua Silverman, Executive Chairman and Director of TAO Synergies, was granted 200,000 derivative securities on May 18, 2026. The award is reported at $0.00 cash paid at grant (a compensation award/option grant rather than a market purchase or sale). This is a grant of rights to acquire shares in the future, not an immediate sale or open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-18; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-05-19 (timely filing).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A); recorded at $0.00 cash consideration.
• Amount: 200,000 derivative securities (options/awards) covering common shares.
• Vesting/exercise note (footnote F1): All of the holder's options shall vest and become immediately exercisable upon the holder's completion of one year of service following May 18, 2026.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• This was a compensation award (derivative grant), not a purchase (P) or sale (S).

Context
Because these are derivative awards (options/rights), they do not result in immediate ownership of common stock until vested and exercised. Grants like this are commonly used for executive compensation and retention; they are informational but do not by themselves indicate buying/selling sentiment. If exercised later, subsequent filings would show purchases or other dispositions.