Rodriguez Arturo 4

What Happened Arturo Rodriguez, CEO of Aterian, Inc. (ATER), received an award of 50,000 shares of restricted common stock on January 23, 2026. The shares were granted at $0.00 (no cash purchase); the filing shows the award value as $0 for acquisition purposes. This is a compensation/retention grant (not an open-market purchase or sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-01-23; grant price reported as $0.00.
• Shares involved: 50,000 restricted shares awarded.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the Form 4 filing.
• Footnotes:
  • F1 — Shares are restricted common stock granted under the Issuer's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan and are subject to vesting.
  • F2 — The award was granted outside the company's regular annual equity grant cycle and was approved by the Compensation Committee for retention purposes.
• Filing timeliness: Reported for the period 2026-01-23 and filed on the same date (appears timely).

Context Restricted stock awards like this typically vest over time and cannot be sold until vesting conditions are met; they are commonly used for retention and executive compensation. Such grants are informational about compensation and retention plans and do not by themselves signal an immediate buying or selling action in the market.