AtlasClear (ATCH) Director Steven J. Carlson Receives 15,000-Share Award

What Happened
Steven J. Carlson, a director of AtlasClear Holdings, received two stock awards: 10,000 shares on 2026-09-24 (reported at $0.20 per share, total $1,985) and 5,000 shares on 2026-09-25 (reported at $0.19 per share, total $960). Combined, the awards total 15,000 shares and were reported with an aggregate reported value of approximately $2,945. These transactions are coded as "A" (award/grant) — acquisitions issued as part of compensation rather than open-market purchases.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and reported prices: 2026-09-24 — 10,000 shares @ $0.20 (reported value $1,985); 2026-09-25 — 5,000 shares @ $0.19 (reported value $960).
• Transaction type: A = Award/Grant (company-issued equity compensation).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the information provided in this summary (see the Form 4 for holdings after reported transactions).
• Filing date: Form 4 filed 2026-09-28; this appears to be timely (within the usual two-business-day reporting window).
• No footnotes (e.g., 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, cashless sale) were provided in the summary data.

Context
Stock awards are typically part of director or executive compensation and may be subject to vesting, transfer restrictions, or other plan terms — they do not necessarily reflect an immediate market view by the insider. Because these were awards (not open-market buys or sales), they’re more informative about compensation practices than about short-term insider sentiment. For full details (vesting, restrictions, and shares held after the grants), retail investors should review the complete Form 4 filing (Accession No. 0001493152-26-044469).