KERSTEN GEERT R 4

What Happened

• Geert R. Kersten, CEO of CEL-SCI Corp. (CVM), was granted 5,192 shares as an award (transaction code A). The shares were reported at $1.04 each, for a total reported value of $5,400. This is an acquisition via grant/award rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-30; Filing date: 2026-07-01 (Form 4 accession 0001236030-26-000006).
• Price per share: $1.04; Total value: $5,400.
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (A) — not a sale.
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not stated in the provided filing summary.
• Notable footnotes: No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or other special footnotes were indicated in the supplied data.
• Filing timeliness: Filed the next day; no late filing indicated.

Context

• This was a compensation-related grant (award), which is different from an open-market buy (which some investors view as a stronger bullish signal). Grants are common for executives and may be subject to vesting or other restrictions not detailed here. No immediate sale or cashless exercise was reported.