Aerts Austin 4

What Happened Austin Aerts, Chief Financial Officer of Sera Prognostics, received two equity awards reported on a Form 4 dated 2026-03-13 for transactions on 2026-03-12. The filing shows (1) 44,215 restricted stock units (RSUs) acquired at $0.00 (reported value $0) and (2) 68,550 derivative awards (stock options/option-like units) acquired at $0.00 (reported value $0). These are grants (code A) — not open-market purchases or sales — and involve no immediate cash outlay.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-12; Form 4 filed 2026-03-13 (appears timely).
• Grant details:
  • 44,215 RSUs (F1) — vest over four years starting March 10, 2026; 1/16 of original grant vests in quarterly installments for four years.
  • 68,550 derivative awards/options (F2) — vest over four years starting March 10, 2026; 1/48 of original grant vests monthly for four years.
• Reported acquisition price: $0.00 for both grants (common for compensation awards).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant. No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or late-filing flags noted in the excerpt.

Context These are standard compensation/retention awards for an executive and will vest over time conditioned on continued service. For the derivative award, vesting is monthly over four years (F2); for the RSUs, vesting is quarterly over four years (F1). Because these are grants (not sales or open-market purchases), they do not by themselves indicate a purchase-based bullish signal or a sale-based liquidity event — they reflect compensation and future ownership potential.