Layding Martin 4

What Happened Layding Martin, Chief Financial Officer of Vera Bradley, received an award of 88,496 restricted stock units (RSUs) on April 3, 2026. The grant was reported on a Form 4 filed April 7, 2026. The units were issued at $0.00 (no cash paid at grant); their economic value will depend on Vera Bradley’s future stock price and vesting.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-03; Form 4 filed: 2026-04-07 (filing falls within the two-business-day SEC window).
• Security: Restricted stock units (RSUs) — 88,496 shares granted at $0.00.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — RSUs are subject to vesting and forfeiture; F2 — these shares are held for the account of the Layding Family Trust for the benefit of the reporting person and his wife.
• Transaction type code: A (award/grant).

Context RSUs are a common form of equity compensation that typically vest over time or on service/ performance conditions; they do not represent an immediate open-market purchase or sale. Because these units are subject to vesting and held in a family trust, this grant should be viewed as compensation/retention-related rather than a direct trading signal.