Gaia (GAIA) CEO receives 34,688-share grant with 11,661 shares withheld for taxes
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
GAIA, INC CEO Kiersten Medvedich reported compensation-related stock activity involving the company’s Class A Common Stock. She received a grant of 34,688 shares at a value of $2.77 per share and had 11,661 shares withheld at the same price to cover tax obligations. After these transactions, she directly holds 72,108 shares.
Positive
- None.
Negative
- None.
Insider Trade Summary
2 transactions reported
Mixed
2 txns
Insider
Medvedich Kiersten
Role
CEO
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant/Award | Class A Common Stock | 34,688 | $2.77 | $96K |
| Tax Withholding | Class A Common Stock | 11,661 | $2.77 | $32K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Class A Common Stock — 72,108 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
Key Figures
Share grant: 34,688 shares
Tax-withholding shares: 11,661 shares
Grant price: $2.77 per share
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4 metrics
Share grant
34,688 shares
Class A Common Stock awarded to CEO at $2.77 per share
Tax-withholding shares
11,661 shares
Shares withheld to satisfy tax liability at $2.77 per share
Grant price
$2.77 per share
Valuation used for both grant and tax-withholding disposition
Post-transaction holdings
72,108 shares
CEO’s direct Class A Common Stock holdings after transactions
Key Terms
Class A Common Stock, Grant, award, or other acquisition, tax-withholding disposition, Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities
4 terms
Class A Common Stock financial
"security_title: "Class A Common Stock""
Class A common stock is a category of a company’s shares that carries a specific set of ownership rights—most commonly defined voting power and claims on dividends—set out in the company’s charter. For investors it matters because the class determines how much influence you have over corporate decisions, the share’s likely dividend and trading behavior, and how it compares in value to other share classes, like choosing a particular seat with different privileges at the company’s decision-making table.
Grant, award, or other acquisition financial
"transaction_code_description: "Grant, award, or other acquisition""
tax-withholding disposition financial
"transaction_action: "tax-withholding disposition""
A tax-withholding disposition is an event or transaction—such as selling or transferring securities, exercising options, or receiving compensation—that triggers a requirement to hold back part of the payment and remit it to tax authorities. It matters to investors because it reduces the cash they receive immediately and can change the timing and amount of taxable income, like a cashier taking a portion of your sale proceeds to pay taxes before you get the rest.
Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities financial
"transaction_code_description: "Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities""
FAQ
What did GAIA (GAIA) CEO Kiersten Medvedich report in this Form 4?
GAIA CEO Kiersten Medvedich reported a stock grant and related tax withholding. She received 34,688 shares of Class A Common Stock and had 11,661 shares withheld for taxes, reflecting routine, compensation-related equity activity rather than an open-market trade.
Were these GAIA (GAIA) CEO transactions open-market buys or sells?
The transactions were not open-market buys or sells. The Form 4 classifies them as a grant or award acquisition of 34,688 shares and a tax-withholding disposition of 11,661 shares, both tied to compensation rather than discretionary trading activity by the CEO.