Eos Energy (EOSE) CEO exercises 200,000 options and retains stock stake
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Eos Energy Enterprises CEO Joe Mastrangelo exercised stock options and increased his direct share ownership. He exercised options for 200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.34 per share and retained the underlying shares. To cover tax obligations on this compensation event, 116,646 shares of common stock were disposed of at a reference price of $6.06 per share, a non-market tax-withholding mechanism rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, he directly holds 1,570,480 shares of common stock. A footnote explains the options were Non-Qualified Stock Options granted in June 2022, fully vested in September 2022, and that he chose to keep the net shares to support a long-term equity position, including in connection with any potential future equity or rights offerings by the company.
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Insights
CEO exercised options, paid taxes in shares, and kept the net stock.
Joe Mastrangelo exercised 200,000 Non-Qualified Stock Options at $1.34 per share, converting a derivative award into common stock. A related Form 4 line in derivatives shows the stock option position dropping to zero, indicating a full exercise of that grant.
The filing also reports a disposition of 116,646 shares coded "F" at $6.06 per share, which the description identifies as payment of tax liability using shares. This is a standard, non-market mechanism and not an open-market sale.
Following the transactions, Mastrangelo directly holds 1,570,480 shares of common stock. The footnote states he elected to retain the net shares to maintain a long-term equity position, including for any potential future equity or rights offerings, framing this as compensation alignment rather than trading activity.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 200,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 200,000 | $1.34 | $268K |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 116,646 | $6.06 | $707K |
Footnotes (1)
- The transactions reported in this Form 4 reflect the exercise of Non-Qualified Stock Options by the Reporting Person and the subsequent retention of the underlying shares of Common Stock. The option exercise and corresponding acquisition of shares reported in Table I and Table II were exempted from Section 16(b) liability pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Reporting Person has elected to retain the net shares acquired upon exercise to maintain and support their long-term equity position in the Issuer, including in connection with any potential future equity or rights offerings that may be conducted by the Issuer. On June 16, 2022 the reporting person was granted stock options to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock which vested on September 27, 2022.