Forbes Alexandria 4

What Happened Forbes Alexandria, President & CEO and a director of MeiraGTx Holdings plc (MGTX), received a grant of 980,000 restricted share units (RSUs) on June 25, 2026. The award was recorded as a derivative acquisition at $0.00 (no cash paid at grant). This is an equity award (transaction code A) as part of compensation, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-25; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-06-29 (filed within the normal reporting window).
• Award size: 980,000 restricted share units; acquisition price reported as $0.00.
• Derivative nature: each RSU converts into one ordinary share upon vesting (footnote F1).
• Vesting schedule: 50% vests on the second anniversary of the grant; 25% vests on each of the third and fourth anniversaries (footnote F2).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant (not a purchase or sale); no 10b5-1 or tax-withholding details provided.

Context RSUs are compensation that convert to ordinary shares only as they vest; they are commonly used to retain executives and align incentives. Because this was a grant (not an immediate purchase or sale), it should be viewed as a component of executive pay rather than a direct market sentiment signal.