Aqua Metals: CEO Stephen Cotton received 35,310 shares

What happened Stephen Cotton, CEO, received 35,310 restricted stock units (RSUs) on Oct 13, 2026, granted at $0.00 (acquisition value $0). The filing also reports withholding of 2,352 shares disposed at $1.92 per share for total proceeds of $4,516 to satisfy tax withholding on the Oct 13, 2026 vesting of previously reported RSUs.

Key details

• Transaction date(s) and price(s): Oct 13, 2026 — award of 35,310 RSUs at $0.00; Oct 13, 2026 — tax withholding of 2,352 shares at $1.92 for $4,516.
• Shares owned after the transaction: the filing states holdings that include 208,293 shares underlying RSUs that are not yet vested and deliverable.
• Relevant footnotes from the filing: F1 — the 35,310 RSUs vest in 6 equal semi-annual installments over a 3-year period, subject to continued service, granted under the 2026 Long Term Incentive Program; each RSU converts to one share. F2 — 2,352 shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding on the Oct 13, 2026 vesting of 5,553 previously reported RSUs. F3 — holdings include 208,293 unvested RSU shares.
• Filing timeliness: the filing does not indicate a late filing.

Why it may matter

• This transaction is an equity award (RSUs) with a multi-period vesting schedule, not an open-market purchase.
• The 2,352-share disposition was a tax withholding on vesting (a non-market withholding rather than a market sale).
• The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.