Tosca Melissa 4
4 · KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS INC · Filed Mar 10, 2026
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Kiora (KPRX) CFO Melissa Tosca Receives Equity Award
What Happened
- Melissa Tosca, Chief Financial Officer of Kiora Pharmaceuticals (KPRX), received equity awards on 2026-03-06: 6,533 restricted shares (award) and an option/derivative covering 13,067 shares. Both grants show $0.00 per share at grant (no cash paid at grant).
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 6, 2026. Filing date (Form 4): March 10, 2026 (filed within applicable reporting window for a March 6 transaction).
- Price: $0.00 per share reported for both the restricted stock and the derivative grant.
- Shares acquired: 6,533 restricted shares (direct award); 13,067-share option/derivative.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing details.
- Footnotes / vesting:
- F1: Restricted stock vests one-third on each of April 1, 2027; April 1, 2028; and April 1, 2029, subject to continuous service.
- F2: Option becomes exercisable one-third on April 1, 2027; remaining balance vests monthly on the first day of each month over the following two years, subject to continuous service.
- Transaction code: A = Award/Grant.
Context
- These are time-based equity grants, not open-market purchases or sales. The option/derivative is a future right to buy shares per the vesting schedule; there is no immediate exercise or sale reported. Such awards are common as compensation and align pay with future service and company performance; they do not by themselves indicate insider buying or selling intent.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-06+6,533→ 27,904 total - Award
Stock Option (right to buy)
[F2]2026-03-06+13,067→ 13,067 totalExercise: $1.98From: 2027-04-01Exp: 2036-04-01→ Common Stock (13,067 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Grant of restricted stock from the Issuer pursuant to the Issuer's 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The restrictions will vest as to one-third (1/3) of the shares on each of April 1 , 2027, April 1 , 2028 and April 1 , 2029, subject to the reporting person's continuous service through each such vesting date.
- [F2]The reporting person received an option to purchase Common Stock from the Issuer pursuant to the Plan. The option will become exercisable as to one-third (1/3) of the shares underlying the Option on April 1, 2027, and the remaining balance vests monthly on the first day of each calendar month thereafter for a period of two years, subject to the reporting person's continuous service through each such vesting date.
Signature
/s/ Melissa Tosca|2026-03-10