[Form 4] i-80 Gold Corp. Insider Trading Activity
Joseph Cassandra Pulskamp, a director of i-80 Gold Corp. (IAUX), received 20,030 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) on 08/20/2025 valued at US$0.69 each (conversion from C$0.95 at C$1.3852=US$1.00). The DSUs are the economic equivalent of common shares but the underlying common shares will not be issued and the reporting person has no voting or dispositive rights until they cease to serve as a director. The DSUs vested immediately upon issuance and do not expire. Following the reported transaction, the reporting person beneficially owns 20,030 DSUs (reported as direct ownership on the form). The Form 4 was signed on 08/21/2025.
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TL;DR: Director compensation granted as vested DSUs creates deferred equity exposure without current voting rights.
The filing documents a routine director award of 20,030 Deferred Share Units that vest immediately and do not expire. Because the DSUs are settled only upon separation from the board, the issuer retains the share issuance timing and current governance rights remain unchanged; the director gains long-term economic exposure aligned to shareholder value but no present voting influence. This is a standard non-cash compensation mechanism for directors and appears administrative rather than indicative of a governance shift.
TL;DR: A non-cash, vested award of 20,030 DSUs valued at US$0.69 each; immaterial to capital structure today.
The transaction increased the reporting person’s beneficial DSU holdings to 20,030 units. The conversion note shows the US dollar equivalent derived from C$0.95 at C$1.3852 per US$1.00; the reported per-unit US value is US$0.69. Because underlying shares are not issued until director departure, there is no immediate dilution or change in outstanding common shares. This disclosure is relevant for tracking insider compensation but does not represent a share sale or purchase affecting market liquidity.