Kharsansky Alan 4
4 · Satellogic Inc. · Filed May 20, 2026
Research Summary
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Satellogic (SATL) CTO Alan Kharsansky Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
Alan Kharsansky, Chief Technology Officer of Satellogic, exercised 87,091 stock options and immediately sold those 87,091 shares in an open-market transaction on May 14, 2026. He paid $1.27 per share to exercise (total cost $110,222) and sold the shares at $8.35 each for total proceeds of $727,297 — an approximate pre-tax gross profit of $617,075. A separate derivative entry shows the underlying options were converted/cancelled as part of the exercise.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-14
- Exercise: 87,091 shares at $1.27 each (total exercise cost $110,222)
- Sale: 87,091 shares at $8.35 each (total proceeds $727,297)
- Net proceeds before taxes/fees: roughly $617,075 (proceeds minus exercise cost)
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing data
- Footnote: The options were originally granted Feb 8, 2021 (87,091 total): ~8,865 vested immediately for past service; the remaining 78,226 vested 1/32 per month after a vesting start of Oct 1, 2020.
- Filing timeliness: Form filed May 20, 2026 for a May 14 transaction — more than the typical 2-business-day deadline, so the filing appears late.
Context
This was a common "exercise and sell" (cashless-style) transaction: the officer exercised vested options and sold the shares the same day. Such transactions convert option value to cash and are routine for insiders managing compensation or tax obligations; they don't by themselves indicate a change in company outlook.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock
2026-05-14$1.27/sh+87,091$110,222→ 134,876 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
2026-05-14$8.35/sh−87,091$727,297→ 47,785 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Options (Right to buy)
[F1]2026-05-14−87,091→ 0 totalExercise: $1.27From: 2021-02-08Exp: 2031-02-08→ Class A Common Stock (87,091 underlying)
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Mr. Kharsansky was granted 87,091 on February 8, 2021, of which approximately 8,865 were immediately vested based on past service and the remaining 78,226 options vested 1/32 upon completing each month after the vesting commencement date of October 1, 2020.