McIlwain Dana 4

What Happened

• Dana McIlwain, a director of Digimarc Corp (DMRC), received an award of 13,643 shares on 2026-04-30. The grant is coded as an acquisition/award (transaction code A) at an indicated price of $7.33 per share, for a total reported value of $100,003.
• This was an award/grant (not a sale or option exercise), which represents an acquisition of shares typically tied to compensation or board service.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-30; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-01 (timely filing).
• Price reported: $7.33 per share; total value: $100,003.
• Shares acquired: 13,643.
• Transaction code: A (award/grant/other acquisition).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided summary — see the full Form 4 for post-transaction holdings and any footnotes.

Context

• Awards to directors are commonly part of compensation packages (restricted stock units or restricted shares); the Form 4 records the acquisition but does not by itself indicate whether shares are subject to vesting or other conditions.
• Because this is an award (acquisition) rather than a sale, it is a purchase-type insider activity — more informative to some investors than routine sales, but not a direct market purchase by the insider.