Cadrenal Therapeutics CEO receives 200,000 stock options

The award was fully vested and immediately exercisable on its grant date, with a $0.91 exercise price and an October 8, 2036 expiration.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. Chairman and CEO Quang X. Pham received a direct award of 200,000 stock options on October 9, 2026, under the 2022 Successor Equity Incentive Plan. The options were fully vested and immediately exercisable on the grant date. Their $0.91 exercise price equaled the common stock’s closing price on October 9, 2026, and they expire October 8, 2036. The reported post-transaction position was 200,000 options.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 200,000 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider Pham Quang X

Role Chairman and CEO

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Stock Option F1	200,000	$0.00	$0.00

Holdings After Transaction: Stock Option — 200,000 contracts (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. The stock options have a grant date of October 9, 2026 under the Issuer's 2022 Successor Equity Incentive Plan, were fully vested and immediately exercisable on the date of grant, and have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on October 9, 2026.

Key Figures

Stock options granted: 200,000 options Exercise price: $0.91 per share Options following transaction: 200,000 options +1 more

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Stock options granted 200,000 options Granted October 9, 2026

Exercise price $0.91 per share Equal to the common stock’s closing price on October 9, 2026

Options following transaction 200,000 options Reported position after the grant

Expiration date October 8, 2036 Stock options

Key Terms

fully vested, immediately exercisable, exercise price, 2022 Successor Equity Incentive Plan

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fully vested financial

"were fully vested and immediately exercisable on the date of grant"

immediately exercisable financial

"fully vested and immediately exercisable on the date of grant"

exercise price financial

"have an exercise price equal to the closing price"

The exercise price is the fixed amount at which you can buy or sell an asset, like a stock, when using an options contract. It matters because it helps determine whether exercising the option will be profitable or not, depending on the current market price. Think of it as the set price you agree on today to buy or sell later.

2022 Successor Equity Incentive Plan financial

"under the Issuer's 2022 Successor Equity Incentive Plan"

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How many stock options did CVKD’s CEO receive?

Quang X. Pham, Cadrenal Therapeutics’ Chairman and CEO, received 200,000 stock options on October 9, 2026. They were fully vested and immediately exercisable on the grant date, had a $0.91 exercise price, and expire October 8, 2036.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Pham Quang X

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CADRENAL THERAPEUTICS, INC.

822 A1A NORTH, SUITE 306

(Street)

PONTE VEDRA FLORIDA 32082

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. [ CVKD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chairman and CEO

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/09/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$0.91	10/09/2026		A		200,000(1)		10/09/2026(1)	10/08/2036	Common Stock	200,000	$0	200,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The stock options have a grant date of October 9, 2026 under the Issuer's 2022 Successor Equity Incentive Plan, were fully vested and immediately exercisable on the date of grant, and have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on October 9, 2026.

	/s/ Quang X. Pham	10/13/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)