NightDragon Growth I, L.P. 4
4 · HawkEye 360, Inc. · Filed May 12, 2026
Research Summary
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HawkEye 360 (HAWK) — NightDragon Growth I Converts/Exercises into Stock
What Happened
- NightDragon Growth I, L.P. (a VC fund / holder) converted multiple series of preferred stock into common stock and net‑exercised warrants/options in connection with HawkEye 360's IPO on 2026-05-08. The filing shows roughly 5,970,990 shares involved (5,841,537 shares from automatic preferred conversions plus 129,453 shares from exercises/conversions of derivative securities).
- Most conversions were automatic 1‑for‑1 conversions for no additional cash consideration (reported $0.00). Certain warrants had exercise prices (notably $0.01 per share for some warrants and $11.1747 per share for one warrant), and NightDragon paid those exercise prices on a cashless basis; the issuer withheld 12, 33 and 5,818 shares (total 5,863) to satisfy the exercise amounts. The filing reports $0 consideration for the converted securities.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-08 (Form 4 filed 2026-05-12; filing marked late).
- Price/consideration: Most conversions reported $0.00 (automatic conversion). Warrants had exercise prices of $0.01 and $11.1747 but were paid via cashless/net exercise (shares withheld).
- Shares involved: ~5,970,990 total shares referenced (5,841,537 from preferred conversions + 129,453 from exercises/conversions).
- Withholding for exercise payment: 12, 33 and 5,818 shares withheld (total 5,863) per footnotes.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the Form 4.
- Notable footnotes: F1 (automatic 1-for-1 conversion of multiple preferred series at IPO), F3–F5 (cashless/net warrant exercises and share withholding), F2/F6 (NightDragon I is record holder; NightDragon GP I is general partner).
- Filing timeliness: marked late (L) — Form 4 filed four days after the reported transactions.
Context
- These are institutional/VC conversions and net warrant exercises tied to the issuer's IPO rather than open‑market purchases or sales by an individual executive. Cashless/net exercises are routine in IPO closings: the holder receives net shares after the issuer withholds shares to pay the exercise price.
- This filing documents conversion/exercise mechanics and withholding; it does not by itself indicate a buy/sell sentiment by an individual insider.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Transactions
- Conversion
COMMON STOCK
[F1][F2]2026-05-08+5,841,537→ 5,841,537 total - Exercise/Conversion
COMMON STOCK
[F3][F2]2026-05-08+30,645→ 5,872,182 total - Exercise/Conversion
COMMON STOCK
[F4][F2]2026-05-08+85,273→ 5,957,455 total - Exercise/Conversion
COMMON STOCK
[F5][F2]2026-05-08+13,535→ 5,970,990 total - Disposition to Issuer
COMMON STOCK
[F3][F2]2026-05-08−12→ 5,970,978 total - Disposition to Issuer
COMMON STOCK
[F4][F2]2026-05-08−33→ 5,970,945 total - Disposition to Issuer
COMMON STOCK
[F5][F2]2026-05-08−5,818→ 5,965,127 total - Conversion
SERIES A-1 PREFERRED STOCK
[F1][F2]2026-05-08−32,719→ 0 total→ COMMON STOCK (32,719 underlying) - Conversion
SERIES A-2 PREFERRED STOCK
[F1][F2]2026-05-08−36,196→ 0 total→ COMMON STOCK (36,196 underlying) - Conversion
SERIES A-3 PREFERRED STOCK
[F1][F2]2026-05-08−12,247→ 0 total→ COMMON STOCK (12,247 underlying) - Conversion
SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
[F1][F2]2026-05-08−31,789→ 0 total→ COMMON STOCK (31,789 underlying) - Conversion
SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK
[F1][F2]2026-05-08−5,017,739→ 0 total→ COMMON STOCK (5,017,739 underlying) - Conversion
SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK
[F1][F2]2026-05-08−220,162→ 0 total→ COMMON STOCK (220,162 underlying) - Conversion
SERIES D-1 PREFERRED STOCK
[F1][F2]2026-05-08−278,635→ 0 total→ COMMON STOCK (278,635 underlying) - Conversion
SERIES E PREFERRED STOCK
[F1][F2]2026-05-08−212,050→ 0 total→ COMMON STOCK (212,050 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
[F3][F6]2026-05-08−30,645→ 0 totalExercise: $0.01→ COMMON STOCK (30,645 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
[F4][F6]2026-05-08−85,273→ 0 totalExercise: $0.01→ COMMON STOCK (85,273 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
[F5][F6]2026-05-08−13,535→ 0 totalExercise: $11.75→ COMMON STOCK (13,535 underlying)
Footnotes (6)
- [F1]The Series A-1 Preferred Stock, Series A-2 Preferred Stock, Series A-3 Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series D-1 Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock automatically converted into common stock upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering for no additional consideration, on a 1-for-1 basis, and had no expiration date.
- [F2]The shares are held of record by NightDragon Growth I, L.P. ("NightDragon I"). NightDragon Growth GP I, LLC ("NightDragon GP I") is the general partner of NightDragon I.
- [F3]The warrant to acquire common stock automatically net exercised into shares of the Issuer's common stock immediately prior to consummation of the IPO. The warrant had an exercise price of $0.01 per share. NightDragon I paid the exercise price on a cashless basis, resulting in the Issuer's withholding of 12 of the warrant shares to pay the exercise price.
- [F4]The warrant to acquire common stock automatically net exercised into shares of the Issuer's common stock immediately prior to consummation of the IPO. The warrant had an exercise price of $0.01 per share. NightDragon I paid the exercise price on a cashless basis, resulting in the Issuer's withholding of 33 of the warrant shares to pay the exercise price.
- [F5]The warrant to acquire common stock automatically net exercised into shares of the Issuer's common stock immediately prior to consummation of the IPO. The warrant had an exercise price of $11.1747 per share. NightDragon I paid the exercise price on a cashless basis, resulting in the Issuer's withholding of 5,818 of the warrant shares to pay the exercise price.
- [F6]The Warrant is held of record by NightDragon I. NightDragon GP I is the general partner of NightDragon I.
Signature
NightDragon Growth I, L.P. by NightDragon GP I, LLC /s/ Tony Chow, Chief Compliance Officer|2026-05-12