Precision Optics (POCI) Senior VP Peter Richard Thier Receives Award

What Happened
Peter Richard Thier, Senior Vice President — Sales & Marketing of Precision Optics Corporation (POCI), was granted an inducement stock option to purchase 50,000 shares on August 18, 2026. The Form 4 reports this as an award/grant (code A) with a reporting amount shown as $0.00 — indicating a grant of an option rather than a cash purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: August 18, 2026. Filing date: August 27, 2026 (filed 9 days after the transaction; later than the typical 2-business-day Form 4 requirement).
• Transaction type: Award/Grant of a derivative (inducement stock option) for 50,000 shares; listed value $0.00 on the form.
• Vesting: Option vests in three equal annual installments beginning August 18, 2027.
• Agreement: The option is subject to a Stock Option Agreement between the reporting person and the issuer (per footnote).
• Exercise/strike price: Not specified in this filing.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed on this Form 4.
• Market impact: This grant does not represent an immediate purchase or sale of common stock.

Context
This is a compensation-related option grant (an inducement), intended to align executive incentives over time; it is not an exercised option or an open-market purchase/sale. Because vesting is spread over three years, the economic interest depends on future vesting and any exercise terms. The delayed filing could be noteworthy to some investors, since Form 4s are normally expected within two business days of a reportable transaction.