McLernon John R. 4
4 · Village Farms International, Inc. · Filed Jul 7, 2026
Research Summary
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Village Farms (VFF) Director John McLernon Receives RSU Award
What Happened
- John R. McLernon, a director of Village Farms International, Inc. (VFF), was granted 57,500 restricted share units (RSUs) on July 1, 2026. The award is reported as a derivative grant (transaction code A). No per-share price or immediate cash value is reported — RSUs convert into common shares only upon vesting.
Key Details
- Transaction date: July 1, 2026; Form 4 filed July 7, 2026 (filed after the transaction date).
- Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A) — RSUs (derivative).
- Shares granted: 57,500 RSUs. Price: N/A; total value at grant: N/A (not reported).
- Vesting: RSUs vest on July 1, 2027, subject to award agreement and the company’s Share-based Compensation Plan (see footnotes).
- RSU terms: No exercise/conversion price required (F1); no stated expiration date (F3).
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
- No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding sale, or other special handling is disclosed in the filing.
Context
- RSUs are a form of equity compensation that give the holder the right to receive shares upon vesting; they are not an immediate purchase or sale and do not reflect an insider “buy” or “sell” for market-sentiment purposes.
- This is a routine director compensation grant rather than a market-direction trade. Note the Form 4 was filed six days after the grant date, which is later than the typical two-business-day reporting window for insiders.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
McLernon John R.
Director
Transactions
- Award
Restricted Share Units
[F1][F2][F3]2026-07-01+57,500→ 57,500 totalFrom: 2027-07-01→ Common Shares (57,500 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") are rights to receive common shares of Village Farms International, Inc. ("Issuer"), which vest based on the passage of time, granted pursuant to the Issuer's Share-based Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), as described in the Issuer's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2026. RSUs do not require payment of a conversion or exercise price.
- [F2]The RSUs will vest on July 1, 2027 subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying award agreements and the Plan.
- [F3]The RSUs do not have a stated expiration date.
Signature
/s/Stephen C. Ruffini, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-07-07