Kotcher Lauri Kien 4

What Happened

• Lauri Kien Kotcher, a director of Freshpet, was granted 1,589 restricted shares (transaction code A) on 2026-03-10. The award was reported as acquired at $0.00 per share (total reported value $0) in a Form 4 filed 2026-03-12.
• This was an equity award (not an open-market purchase or sale), so it represents compensation/retention rather than an immediate bullish or bearish market trade.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-10; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-12 (timely filing).
• Transaction type/code: A (award/grant); Shares: 1,589; Reported price: $0.00; Reported aggregate $ value: $0.
• Vesting: Shares vest on March 15, 2027, subject to Kotcher’s continued service on the Board (per footnote F1).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or sale information disclosed in this filing.

Context

• Restricted stock awards are common for directors and are typically subject to time- or service-based vesting; they don’t indicate an immediate market buy or sell by the insider.
• For investors, awarded shares signal compensation alignment with shareholders but are less directly informative than open-market purchases or sales.