SonoTek Corp: COO Christopher Cichetti exercised 9,978 shares

What happened

• Christopher Cichetti, chief operating officer, exercised 9,978 vested options at $3.25 per share on Oct 8, 2026, acquiring 9,978 shares for $32,429.
• The filing shows 4,804 shares of SonoTek common stock were surrendered to cover the exercise price and/or tax liability at $6.75 per share, valued at $32,427 (disposed).
• The filing also reports a disposition to the issuer of 9,878 shares at $3.25 per share, valued at $32,104 (derivative).

Key details

• Transaction date: Oct 8, 2026. Prices: $3.25 (option exercise and issuer disposition) and $6.75 (shares surrendered for tax/price).
• Shares acquired by exercise: 9,978 for $32,429. Shares surrendered/ disposed: 4,804 (value $32,427) and 9,878 (value $32,104).
• Footnotes: F1 — reporting person exercised 9,978 vested options. F2 — reporting person surrendered 4,804 shares as payment for the exercise of options.
• Filing date: Oct 9, 2026 (filed one day after the reported transactions). Shares owned after the transaction are not reported in the information provided here.

Why it may matter

• This filing reports an options exercise where shares were surrendered to meet the exercise price and tax liabilities, consistent with a cashless exercise (shares not sold on the open market to raise cash).
• The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.