Kenison Michael R. 4

What Happened

• Michael R. Kenison, Chief Operations Officer of Proto Labs, received an award of 8,128 shares on January 29, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition as an award/grant (transaction code A) with an acquisition price of $0 and a reported transaction value of $0.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-29
• Transaction type: Grant/Award (code A)
• Shares acquired: 8,128; acquisition price reported: $0; reported value: $0
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing
• Filing date: 2026-02-04 — this was filed after the typical two-business-day Form 4 deadline for a Jan 29 transaction, so the filing appears to be late
• No additional footnotes (e.g., 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding) were provided in the supplied details

Context

• Awards/grants like this are commonly part of executive compensation (restricted shares or RSUs) and are recorded at an acquisition price of $0 on Form 4; they are not the same as an open-market purchase and do not alone indicate insider buying sentiment.
• Market value of the award at grant and any vesting conditions are not reported here; check company proxy statements or subsequent disclosures for details on vesting or sale of awarded shares.