McCarthy Benjamin Blake 4

What Happened

Benjamin Blake McCarthy, Chief Financial Officer of Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (AESI), received an award of 90,817 restricted stock units (RSUs) on March 4, 2026. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 (typical for RSU grants), so no cash was exchanged at grant. This is a compensation award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: March 4, 2026; Form 4 filed March 6, 2026 (appears timely under the two-business-day rule for Form 4s).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares/units granted: 90,817 RSUs; reported price: $0.00; total cash value at grant shown as $0 in the filing.
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided summary filing.
• Footnote: RSUs awarded under the Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan vest in three equal installments on March 4, 2027, March 4, 2028, and March 4, 2029, subject to continued employment.

Context

RSUs are a common form of equity compensation that convert into shares over time as they vest; they do not represent an immediate purchase or sale of stock. Because this is a grant tied to service-based vesting, it does not by itself signal insider buying or selling intent—it's part of executive compensation. Vesting dates indicate when McCarthy would receive shares (and potentially recognize taxable income), assuming continued employment.