Hayden Phillip Brady 4

What Happened Hayden Phillip Brady, Chief Financial Officer of CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI), received a grant of 30,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) on February 10, 2026. The RSUs were granted at $0.00 (a compensation award, not a cash purchase) and are classified as derivative awards that will convert into common shares upon vesting. This is an equity compensation grant rather than a market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-10; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-12.
• Transaction type: A (award/grant); acquisition price reported as $0.00 (standard for RSU grants).
• Award size: 30,000 RSUs total.
• Vesting: Four tranches of 7,500 RSUs vest on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
• Settlement: Each RSU represents the right to one share of common stock and will be settled into shares upon vesting (or within 30 days thereafter).
• Dividend equivalents: RSUs carry tandem dividend equivalent rights per the footnote.
• Continued employment required: All vesting is subject to Mr. Brady’s continued employment on each vesting date.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Timeliness: Filing appears timely (transaction 2026-02-10; Form filed 2026-02-12); no late-filing flag noted.

Context RSUs are a common form of executive compensation and do not involve an immediate cash outlay or market trade; they convert to actual shares only as they vest. Grants like this are routine for aligning executives with shareholder interests over time and do not by themselves indicate a buy or sell signal. The inclusion of dividend equivalents means the award may accrue payments equivalent to dividends, typically settled in cash or additional RSUs per company plan terms.