Unusual Machines (UMAC) CFO Brian Hoff Receives 375,000-Share Option Award

What Happened
Brian Joseph Hoff, Chief Financial Officer of Unusual Machines, received a grant of 375,000 stock options (reported as a derivative award) on July 24, 2026. The Form 4 shows an acquisition price of $0.00 (a grant), so no cash changed hands at grant. The options were awarded under the company's 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and vest in equal quarterly installments over a three-year period, subject to continued employment.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-24; Form 4 filed: 2026-07-28 (filed within the normal 2-business-day window).
• Reported acquisition: 375,000 derivative shares (stock options) at $0.00 acquisition price.
• Shares/ownership after transaction: not disclosed on the Form 4 filing.
• Footnote: Grant made under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, approved by the Compensation Committee and exempt from Section 16(b) per Rule 16b-3; options vest in equal quarterly installments over three years, contingent on continued employment.
• No indication of immediate exercise or sale in this filing.

Context
This was a compensation grant of stock options (a derivative award), not an open-market purchase or sale. Such grants are common executive compensation and do not by themselves indicate insider buying or selling of stock; the options must vest and then be exercised before becoming common shares. The filing shows timely reporting and does not disclose an exercise price in the Form 4.