Acorn Energy (ACFN) Director Samuel Zentman Receives Option Award

What Happened Samuel M. Zentman, a director of Acorn Energy, was granted 3,125 derivative securities (stock option awards) on January 19, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition at $0.00 (no cash paid); the filing does not state a market value or exercise price in the summary provided. This is a grant/award (not a sale or open-market purchase).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-19; Form 4 filed: 2026-01-21 (filed two days after the transaction, generally timely).
• Reported amount: 3,125 derivative securities (options) acquired at $0.00.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing summary.
• Footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: Grant made under the issuer's compensation policy for non-employee directors.
  • F2: Vesting schedule — one-fourth of the options immediately exercisable; additional one-fourth vest on 4/1/26, 7/1/26 and 10/1/26.
  • F3: Options expire on the earlier of (a) 1/1/2033 or (b) 18 months after the reporting person ceases to be a director/officer/employee/consultant.

Context This was an option award to a non-employee director as part of routine director compensation. Because this is a derivative grant (options) rather than a share purchase or sale, it does not represent an immediate cash investment or disposition. Vesting is staged with a portion exercisable immediately; no exercise or sale of shares is reported in this filing.