CARLSON JASON 4

What Happened
Jason Carlson, a director at Vicor Corp (VICR), exercised stock options to acquire 800 shares at a $100 strike price (cost $80,000) on 2026-05-06 and then sold 800 shares in the open market at $275.09 per share for total proceeds of $220,072. The filing also shows the related derivative (the option) was surrendered/converted (reported at $0).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-06; Form filed: 2026-05-08 (filed within the standard two-business-day window).
• Exercise: 800 shares acquired at $100.00 each = $80,000 total.
• Sale: 800 shares sold at $275.09 each = $220,072 total.
• Derivative disposition: 800 option units reported disposed at $0 (reflects conversion/exercise of the option).
• Net difference (sale proceeds minus strike cost): approximately $140,072 before taxes, broker fees or withholding.
• Footnote F1: Options were granted on June 25, 2021 and vest over five years.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing summary.

Context
This was a common “exercise-and-sell” (cashless-style) transaction: the director exercised vested options and sold the resulting shares immediately. Sales by insiders often reflect liquidity or option exercise activity and do not necessarily signal a change in company outlook.