AEHR CEO gets RSU awards, covers tax with shares
AEHR Test Systems President and CEO Gayn Erickson reported compensation-related stock activity.
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Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
AEHR Test Systems President and CEO Gayn Erickson reported compensation-related stock activity. On July 1, he received 35,886 and 11,899 shares of common stock at $0.00 per share from RSU awards, including performance-based RSUs. On July 1 and July 2, a total of 26,016 shares were withheld at $84.425 and $69.96 per share to cover tax obligations, which the filing states are not sales. After these transactions, he holds 206,429 shares directly and 197,723 shares indirectly through a trust.
Insider Trade Summary
4 transactions reported
Mixed
4 txns
Insider
Erickson Gayn
Role
President and CEO
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Price or Tax Liability | Common Stock | 3,091 | $69.96 | $216K |
| Grant/Award | Common Stock | 35,886 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grant/Award | Common Stock | 11,899 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise Price or Tax Liability | Common Stock | 22,925 | $84.425 | $1.94M |
| Holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 206,429 shares (Direct);
Common Stock — 197,723 shares (Indirect, By Trust)
Holdings Before and After:
Common Stock, 184,660 to 206,429 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (4)
- F1. Represents shares of common stock issued upon vesting of performance-based RSU.
- F2. The amount reported includes shares subject to unvested restricted stock units and unvested restricted shares.
- F3. One-sixteenth (1/16) of the total number of shares subject to the restricted stock unit awards shall vest at the end of each three full calendar months following the date of this action, provided that such recipient is still employed by the corporation on such dates.
- F4. Represents shares that were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock units. This does not represent a sale by the Reporting Person.
Key Figures
RSU grant 1: 35,886 shares
RSU grant 2: 11,899 shares
Tax withholding shares: 22,925 shares
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7 metrics
RSU grant 1
35,886 shares
Common Stock grant at $0.0000 per share on July 1
RSU grant 2
11,899 shares
Common Stock grant at $0.0000 per share on July 1
Tax withholding shares
22,925 shares
Withheld at $84.4250 per share for tax obligations
Additional tax withholding
3,091 shares
Withheld at $69.9600 per share for tax obligations
Total tax-withheld
26,016 shares
TaxWithholdingShares per transaction summary
Direct holdings after transactions
206,429 shares
Total shares following July 2 disposition, direct ownership
Indirect holdings by trust
197,723 shares
Common Stock held "By Trust" as of July 1
Key Terms
performance-based RSU, restricted stock unit awards, unvested restricted stock units, unvested restricted shares, +2 more
6 terms
performance-based RSU financial
"Represents shares of common stock issued upon vesting of performance-based RSU."
Performance-based RSUs are promises to deliver company stock to employees only if the firm or the individual meets preset financial or operational targets; they convert into actual shares when those goals are achieved. For investors, they matter because they link pay to results—shaping management incentives, affecting future share count and earnings reports, and signaling how confident leadership is about hitting measurable milestones (think of a bonus that only pays out if sales or profit goals are reached).
restricted stock unit awards financial
"shares subject to the restricted stock unit awards shall vest at the end of each three full calendar months"
Restricted stock unit awards are company promises to deliver a specific number of shares to employees or service providers in the future once conditions—such as staying with the company for a set time or meeting performance targets—are met. They matter to investors because when the promises convert into actual shares they increase the total share count and can reduce earnings per share, while also aligning recipients’ interests with stock performance much like deferred pay that turns into ownership if goals are met.
unvested restricted stock units financial
"The amount reported includes shares subject to unvested restricted stock units and unvested restricted shares."
tax withholding obligations financial
"shares that were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock units."
By Trust financial
"Common Stock holding entry shows nature of ownership: By Trust."
FAQ
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What stock transactions did AEHR CEO Gayn Erickson report on this Form 4?
Gayn Erickson reported RSU-related stock grants and tax-share withholdings. He acquired 35,886 and 11,899 AEHR common shares at $0.00, while 22,925 and 3,091 shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations upon RSU vesting, which the filing clarifies are not open-market sales.
What do the AEHR Form 4 footnotes say about the CEO’s RSU awards?
Footnotes state some shares were issued upon vesting of performance-based RSUs and that reported amounts include unvested restricted stock units and unvested restricted shares. They add that one-sixteenth of RSU awards vest every three full calendar months, subject to continued employment with the corporation.
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