Allen Paul M. 4
4 · Airship AI Holdings, Inc. · Filed Mar 6, 2026
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Airship AI (AISP) President Allen Paul Receives 59,000 Options
What Happened
Allen Paul, President of Airship AI Holdings, Inc. (AISP), was granted 59,000 derivative securities on 2026-03-04. The Form 4 reports these as an award/acquisition (code A) of options with an exercise price reported as $0.00. This is an awarded/converted option grant (not an open-market purchase or sale) and does not reflect an immediate cash transaction.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-04; filing date: 2026-03-06 (appears timely).
- Security: 59,000 options (derivative), reported price $0.00 (award). Transaction code: A (award/grant).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
- Footnotes of note:
- F1: These are Converted Stock Options received on Dec 21, 2023 upon conversion under the Merger Agreement (Airship AI / BYTE merger terms).
- F2: Some awards are tied to earnout rights — additional shares may be issued if operating or share-price milestones are met and if the holder remains in service.
- F3: Options vest quarterly over 4 years.
- Filing timeliness: filed two days after the transaction date; appears timely based on Form 4 rules.
Context
These are derivative option awards converted under the company’s merger agreement and subject to standard vesting and potential earnout milestones. They do not indicate an immediate purchase or sale of common stock and may convert into shares only as vesting and milestone conditions are met. Awards are commonly used for executive compensation and retention; they should be interpreted as potential future dilution rather than an immediate cash-based transaction.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Options
[F3]2026-03-04+59,000→ 59,000 totalExercise: $2.72Exp: 2036-03-04→ Common Stock (59,000 underlying)
- 151,948
Common Stock
- 835,058
Options
[F1]Exercise: $0.57From: 2023-12-21Exp: 2032-01-15→ Common Stock (835,058 underlying) - 155,843
Earnout Rights
[F2]→ Common Stock (155,843 underlying) - 150,000
Options
[F3]Exercise: $2.86Exp: 2034-08-16→ Common Stock (150,000 underlying) - 100,000
Options
Exercise: $3.27From: 2025-03-04Exp: 2035-03-04→ Common Stock (100,000 underlying) - 300,000
Options
[F3]Exercise: $3.27Exp: 2035-03-04→ Common Stock (300,000 underlying) - 50,000
Options
[F3]Exercise: $4.25Exp: 2035-09-03→ Common Stock (50,000 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents options to purchase shares of common stock of the Issuer received on December 21, 2023 (the "Converted Stock Options"), pursuant to that certain Merger Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2023 (as amended on September 22, 2023 and as may be further amended and/or restated from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Airship AI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer") (formerly known as BYTE Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Island exempted company limited by shares, prior to its domestication as a Delaware corporation), BYTE Merger Sub, Inc., a Washington corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and Airship AI, Inc., a Washington company (formerly known as Airship AI Holdings, Inc., "Airship AI"). The Reporting Person received the reported options upon the conversion of options to purchase shares of common stock of Airship AI at the Conversion Ratio, as defined in the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time of the Merger.
- [F2]Pursuant to earnout provisions in the Merger Agreement and subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer and the vesting conditions applicable to the Converted Stock Options, the holder of such Earnout Rights is entitled to receive shares of common stock of the Issuer upon the occurrence of certain operating performance and share price performance milestones during the applicable earnout periods set forth in the Merger Agreement.
- [F3]Options vest quarterly over 4 years.