Cogent (CCOI) Director Lewis Ferguson Receives 3,445-Share Award

What Happened
Lewis H. Ferguson, a director of Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI), was granted 3,445 shares of common stock on 2026-09-30 as a director compensation award. The transaction is reported as an acquisition (code A) at $0.00 per share (total reported value $0). Per the filing footnote, these shares reflect the quarterly payment to directors for Q3 2026 and are owned directly by Mr. Ferguson.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-30; transaction type: Award/Grant (code A).
• Shares acquired: 3,445 common shares; reported price: $0.00; reported transaction value: $0.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed on 2026-09-30 (same day as the transaction) — timely.
• Ownership after transaction: the filing notes these shares are owned directly by Mr. Ferguson; the Form 4 here does not state a separate total post-transaction share count in this summary.
• Footnote: the grant represents the quarterly director payment for Q3 2026.

Context
Director awards for board service are routine compensation and differ from open-market purchases or sales; an award at $0 typically reflects stock issued as pay, not a market purchase, and does not by itself signal a change in insider sentiment. No immediate sale or other derivative activity is reported in this filing.