Slattery Paul Joseph 4

What Happened Paul Joseph Slattery, General Counsel & Secretary of Bolt Projects Holdings, Inc. (BSLK), was granted an equity award on Feb 9, 2026: a derivative option covering 21,115 shares. The transaction is reported with a price of $0.00 (no cash exchanged in the Form 4 entry); this is a grant/award of options (not a sale or open-market purchase).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-09; Filing date: 2026-02-20 (filed 11 days after the transaction).
• Transaction type: Grant/Award of a derivative (option); reported price per share $0.00; reported total $0.
• Shares/units granted: 21,115 (options covering common stock).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: The option vests 1/12th of the shares on each quarterly anniversary of the grant date, contingent on continued service (see footnote F1).
• Timeliness: Filing was submitted 11 days after the transaction date (appears late relative to the typical 2-business-day Form 4 deadline).

Context This was an option grant (an award) rather than a market purchase or sale — it provides the insider the right to acquire shares in the future as they vest and (typically) upon exercise. The vesting schedule spreads the award over 12 quarters (about three years), meaning shares are not immediately tradeable by the insider unless and until vested and exercised. This type of grant is common for employee/exec compensation and does not by itself indicate immediate buying or selling of stock.