Watson W. Mark 4
4 · Vaxart, Inc. · Filed Jul 17, 2026
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Vaxart (VXRT) Director Watson W. Mark Receives 118,100-Share Awards
What Happened Watson W. Mark, a director of Vaxart, was awarded two equity grants on 2026-07-16: 39,400 shares reported as acquired (grant A) and 78,700 derivative shares (grant A, derivative). Both grants show an acquisition price of $0.00 (no cash paid at grant). At the reported grant price the transaction value is $0, though market value at grant is not provided in the filing.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-07-16; Form 4 filed 2026-07-17 (timely filing).
- Grants: 39,400 shares (direct award) and 78,700 derivative shares (likely stock option/RSU-like award per footnote).
- Reported price: $0.00 for both grants (no cash exchanged at grant).
- Vesting: Both awards vest on the earlier of the date immediately prior to the 2027 annual meeting or July 16, 2027 (first anniversary of the grant) — see footnotes F1 and F2.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided excerpt.
- Transaction type: Award/Grant (code A); derivative award explained in footnote (not exercised or sold).
Context These are grants/awards, not open-market purchases or sales — common for executive/director compensation and intended to align incentives rather than signal immediate buying/selling. The derivative portion appears to be subject to vesting (per footnote wording referencing an option); nothing in the filing indicates exercise, sale, or tax-withholding actions.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-07-16+39,400→ 173,525 total - Award
Stock Options (right to buy)
[F2]2026-07-16+78,700→ 78,700 totalExercise: $0.51Exp: 2036-07-16→ Common Stock (78,700 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Grant of shares upon vesting of restricted stock units. The shares underlying the award shall vest on the earlier of the date immediately prior of the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders of the Issuer and July 16, 2027, the first anniversary date of the grant.
- [F2]The shares subject to this option shall vest on the earlier of the date immediately prior of the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders of the Issuer and July 16, 2027, the first anniversary of the date of the grant.