AtlasClear (ATCH) Director Steven J. Carlson Receives 255,860-Share Award

What Happened

• Steven J. Carlson, a director of AtlasClear Holdings, received an award/acquisition of 255,860 shares reported as derivative securities on 2026-07-14. The Form 4 lists a price of $0.00 per share and reports the transaction as an award (transaction code A), indicating these shares were granted rather than bought or sold on the open market.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-14; Form 4 filed: 2026-07-16 (Accession: 0001493152-26-033628).
• Amount: 255,860 shares; reported price: $0.00 per share; total reported cash value: $0 (market value not reported on the form).
• Transaction type/code: A (award/grant); securities listed as derivative.
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing details.
• Footnotes/tax withholding: none reported in the provided transaction details.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed two days after the transaction date, which appears to be within the standard two-business-day reporting window.

Context

• This was an awarded grant (derivative securities), which typically reflects compensation or incentive awards (e.g., restricted stock or RSUs). The Form 4 does not specify vesting terms or whether shares are subject to restrictions — check the company’s proxy statement or press releases for vesting and dilution details.
• Awards are different from open-market purchases or sales; they do not by themselves indicate immediate insider buying or selling intent. Investors should review total insider holdings and company disclosures to gauge significance.