Z Squared Inc.: CMO Christopher Ryan Schadel exercised 3,169 shares

What happened

• Christopher Ryan Schadel, chief marketing officer, acquired 2,467 shares on Jul 27, 2026 and 702 shares on Sep 3, 2026 through exercise/conversion of derivative securities at $0.00 (total 3,169 shares). He also purchased 1,000 shares on Aug 18, 2026 at $3.92 per share for $3,920. The filing also records the disposition of the same derivative securities (2,467 shares on Jul 27, 2026 and 702 shares on Sep 3, 2026) at $0.00.

Key details

• Transaction dates and prices: Jul 27, 2026 (2,467 shares, $0.00); Aug 18, 2026 (1,000 shares, $3.92, $3,920); Sep 3, 2026 (702 shares, $0.00).
• Shares owned after the reported transactions: the filing reports 7,401 RSUs remaining from the Apr 27, 2026 grant and 2,104 RSUs remaining from the Jun 3, 2026 grant (per footnote F4).
• Relevant footnotes: F1 describes a 9,868 RSU annual bonus grant vesting quarterly beginning Apr 27, 2026; F2 reports the Jul 27, 2026 quarterly vesting; F3 describes a 2,806 RSU supplemental award granted Jun 3, 2026 that vests quarterly beginning Sep 3, 2026; F4 reports the Sep 3, 2026 vesting of 702 RSUs and the remaining RSUs counts.
• Amendment and filings: this is Amendment No. 1 filed Oct 2, 2026 that amends and restates the Form 4 originally filed Aug 20, 2026 and reports settlements omitted from the original filing; shares issued on settlement were issued under the issuer's Form S-8 filed Aug 21, 2026.

Why it may matter

• The zero-dollar derivative transactions reflect vesting/settlement of RSUs (derivative securities converted to common stock). The open-market purchase was a separate cash purchase at $3.92 per share.
• A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.