Herndon Charles Christopher 4

What Happened
Charles Christopher Herndon, Chief Information Officer of HawkEye 360 (HAWK), had 1,818 shares of Series A‑1 preferred stock automatically converted into 1,818 common shares on May 8, 2026. The conversion occurred upon the closing of the issuer's initial public offering; no cash was paid or received. The filing shows the conversion as an acquisition of 1,818 common shares (conversion) and a corresponding disposition of the 1,818 derivative preferred shares at $0.00 (reflecting cancellation of the derivative).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-08 (conversion upon IPO closing).
• Shares converted / acquired: 1,818 common shares.
• Disposition record: 1,818 derivative shares disposed at $0.00 (derivative cancelled).
• Reported value: $0 (no additional consideration required).
• Footnote: Series A‑1 Preferred automatically converted 1-for-1 into common stock upon the IPO, for no additional consideration, and had no expiration date.
• Filing timeliness: Not indicated as late in the provided filing data.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the supplied Form 4 excerpt.

Context: This was an administrative conversion of preferred into common stock tied to HawkEye 360’s IPO, not an open‑market buy or sale. Such conversions are routine following IPOs and do not by themselves signal insider buying or selling intent.