Schmid Christian Mathias 4

What Happened
Christian Mathias Schmid (a reported 10% owner and general partner/sole limited partner of C. Schmid Beteiligung GmbH & Co. KG) received equity in SCHMID Group N.V. on May 23, 2026. He was issued 1,265,322 ordinary shares in exchange for the settlement (set‑off) of outstanding claims of EUR 8,000,000 (priced at $7.33 per share, value $9,275,949) and on the same day assigned those shares to his investment vehicle. Separately, he received 37,150 ordinary shares as bonus compensation for management work in FY2023 (37,150 @ $5.86 = $217,874) and 13,840 ordinary shares for unpaid board compensation for FY2025 (13,840 @ $5.86 = $81,167). The award shares (50,990 total) are held directly by Schmid.

Key Details

• Transaction date: May 23, 2026; Form 4 filed May 27, 2026 (transactions reported four days after occurrence).
• Grants/acquisitions: 37,150 shares @ $5.86 = $217,874; 13,840 shares @ $5.86 = $81,167.
• Issuance/assignment: 1,265,322 shares issued @ $7.33 = $9,275,949, issued in settlement of EUR 8,000,000 claims and assigned/transferred to C. Schmid Beteiligung GmbH & Co. KG / the investment company the same day.
• Shares owned after transaction: Reporting person beneficially holds 16,585,322 shares via C. Schmid Beteiligung GmbH & Co. KG and 50,990 shares directly (37,150 + 13,840), totaling 16,636,312 beneficial shares.
• Earn-out shares: An additional contractual right to 2,500,000 earn-out shares is held by C. Schmid Beteiligung GmbH & Co. KG; these are restricted, unvested and not included above. Vesting requires share-price thresholds ($15 and $18 for 20 of 30 days) by April 30, 2027; no voting or distributions on unvested earn-out shares.
• Transaction types: A = award/grant; J = other acquisition/disposition; D = disposition to issuer (reflecting the internal assignment/transfer). These were corporate issuances/assignments, not open‑market trades.

Context

• These were not open‑market purchases or sales by the insider: the large block (1,265,322) was issued to settle claims and immediately assigned to his investment vehicle, so it reflects corporate financing/settlement activity rather than a market buy or sell.
• The smaller allocations (50,990 shares) are compensation awards for management and board service and are held directly.
• As a reported ~10% owner acting through an affiliated entity, these movements primarily reflect ownership structuring and claim settlement rather than routine executive market trading.