Brainin Robert Lawrence 4
4 · CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC. · Filed Jan 30, 2026
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Champions Oncology (CSBR) CEO Robert Brainin Receives Option Awards
What Happened
- Robert Lawrence Brainin, CEO and director of Champions Oncology (CSBR), was granted six option awards on July 16, 2025 totaling 700,000 underlying shares exercisable at $7.80 per share (derivative securities). The aggregate grant value reported on the Form 4 is approximately $5,460,000. These were recorded as awards/grants (transaction code A), not exercises or open-market purchases.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2025-07-16; Filing date: 2026-01-30 (filed late relative to the transaction date).
- Option details (each grant listed in filing order):
- 225,000 shares @ $7.80 — time-based vesting: 25% on 7/16/2026, then 1/36th monthly thereafter (F1).
- 62,500 shares @ $7.80 — vest upon Company achieving $25M EBITDA over any consecutive four quarters (F2).
- 62,500 shares @ $7.80 — vest when $15M of Company data revenue is recognized over any consecutive four quarters (F3).
- 150,000 shares @ $7.80 — vest if (i) $35M EBITDA over any consecutive four quarters or (ii) $30M data revenue over any consecutive four quarters (F4).
- 100,000 shares @ $7.80 — vest when the 45-day average closing price ≥ $16.00 (F5).
- 100,000 shares @ $7.80 — vest when the 45-day average closing price ≥ $24.00 (F6).
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the Form 4.
- Transaction code: A (award/grant); security type: derivative (options). Filing was late (filed ~6.5 months after the grant date).
Context
- These are option awards (derivative grants) with significant time- and performance-based vesting conditions — they do not represent immediate purchases of shares and are not exercises or sales. Because several grants vest only on achieving financial or stock-price targets, they may not convert to tradable shares unless conditions are met. The late filing reduces immediate transparency but does not change the nature of the awards.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Brainin Robert Lawrence
DirectorCEO
Transactions
- Award
Option to purchase Common Stock
[F1]2025-07-16$7.80/sh+225,000$1,755,000→ 299,163 totalExercise: $7.80Exp: 2035-07-16→ Common Stock (225,000 underlying) - Award
Option to purchase Common Stock
[F2]2025-07-16$7.80/sh+62,500$487,500→ 361,663 totalExercise: $7.80Exp: 2035-07-16→ Common Stock (62,500 underlying) - Award
Option to purchase Common Stock
[F3]2025-07-16$7.80/sh+62,500$487,500→ 424,163 totalExercise: $7.80Exp: 2035-07-16→ Common Stock (62,500 underlying) - Award
Option to purchase Common Stock
[F4]2025-07-16$7.80/sh+150,000$1,170,000→ 574,163 totalExercise: $7.80Exp: 2035-07-16→ Common Stock (150,000 underlying) - Award
Option to purchase Common Stock
[F5]2025-07-16$7.80/sh+100,000$780,000→ 674,163 totalExercise: $7.80Exp: 2035-07-16→ Common Stock (100,000 underlying) - Award
Option to purchase Common Stock
[F6]2025-07-16$7.80/sh+100,000$780,000→ 774,163 totalExercise: $7.80Exp: 2035-07-16→ Common Stock (100,000 underlying)
Footnotes (6)
- [F1]The options vest and become exercisable as follows: 25% will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date on July 16, 2026; the balance will vest ratably at a rate of 1/36th each month thereafter.
- [F2]The options will vest and be exercisable if the Company achieves EBITDA of $25 million over any consecutive four quarter period (based on the Company's fiscal year).
- [F3]The options will vest and be exercisable when $15 million of the Company's data revenue is recognized over any consecutive four quarter period (based on the Company's fiscal year).
- [F4]The options will vest and be exercisable if (i) the Company achieves EBITDA of $35 million over any consecutive four quarter period (based on the Company's fiscal year) or (ii) when $30 million of the Company's data revenue is recognized over any consecutive four quarter period (based on the Company's fiscal year).
- [F5]The options will vest and be exercisable on the first date on which the average closing price (rounded to the nearest penny) of the Company's listed stock for the then previous forty five (45) calendar days is equal to or greater than the $16.00 Strike Price.
- [F6]The options will vest and be exercisable on the first date on which the average closing price (rounded to the nearest penny) of the Company's listed stock for the then previous forty five (45) calendar days is equal to or greater than the $24.00 Strike Price.
Signature
/s/ Robert L. Brainin|2026-01-30