Paraie Melinda 4

What Happened

• Melinda Paraie, Chief Branding Officer of Vera Bradley, received an award of 73,746 restricted stock units (RSUs) on April 3, 2026. The units were granted at $0.00 (no cash paid); the filing lists the transaction as an award/grant (code A). The grant value in dollars is not provided in the filing excerpt and will depend on the company’s share price at vesting.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-03; reported on Form 4 filed 2026-04-07 (timely).
• Price: $0.00 per unit (award).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt.
• Footnote: F1 — these are restricted stock units subject to vesting and forfeiture.
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (A); not an open-market purchase or sale.

Context

• RSUs are typically converted into common shares only after vesting; until then they may be forfeited and generally do not provide immediate sale proceeds or voting rights. An award is different from a purchase or sale and does not directly signal buying or selling in the open market.