KVH INDUSTRIES INC \DE\·4

Mar 9, 4:12 PM ET

BRUUN BRENT C 4

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KVH (KVHI) CEO Brent C. Bruun Receives 200,000-Share Option Grant

What Happened

  • Brent C. Bruun, CEO and director of KVH Industries, was granted 200,000 non-qualified stock options on 2026-03-05. The grant shows a $6.00 price per share (aggregate $1,200,000) and is reported as a derivative acquisition.
  • This was an equity grant (award of options), not an open-market purchase or sale of common shares.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: 2026-03-05; Filing date: 2026-03-09 (filed within the normal reporting window).
  • Instrument: Non-qualified stock option grant (derivative). Strike/price shown: $6.00 per share; aggregate nominal value shown: $1,200,000.
  • Vesting: Options vest in four equal annual installments; first vesting date is 2027-03-05, contingent on continued employment (per footnote F1).
  • Footnotes: F1 = grant issued under KVH’s Amended & Restated 2016 Equity & Incentive Plan with 4-year vesting. F2 = indicates previously vested stock options beneficially owned.
  • Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the Form 4 filing.

Context

  • These options are a grant (future right to buy shares at $6.00) and do not represent immediate ownership of common stock. They will only convert into shares if/when exercised according to the vesting schedule and exercise terms.
  • Executive option grants are a common form of compensation and align management with long-term shareholder value; they do not by themselves indicate immediate buying or selling of existing shares.