[Form 4] LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
LeMaitre Vascular director John A. Roush received multiple dividend equivalent rights tied to prior equity awards that vest proportionately with those awards. The Form 4 reports acquisitions on 09/04/2025 of dividend equivalent rights that are the economic equivalent of common stock: 0.4173, 0.4173, 0.7138, 0.8546 and 0.8697 shares, each recorded as acquired at $0 price and held directly. Each set of rights accrued on RSU or PSU awards granted in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and will vest in line with those underlying awards, converting economically into common stock when vested.
- Clear disclosure of dividend equivalent rights accrued on prior RSU and PSU awards, including grant years and vesting linkage
- Direct beneficial ownership recorded with zero cash consideration, indicating non-cash administrative accruals rather than market transactions
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Routine accrual of dividend equivalents on existing equity awards; immaterial to near-term valuation.
The filing documents small fractional dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously granted RSUs and PSUs and recorded as direct beneficial ownership. The amounts per line (0.4173, 0.4173, 0.7138, 0.8546, 0.8697) are fractional and arose from awards granted in 2022, 2023 and 2024. There is no cash consideration and no new option exercises or stock sales reported. For investors, this is a standard administrative update reflecting non-cash accruals rather than a material change in insider position.
TL;DR: Disclosure aligns with Section 16 reporting for equity-based compensation; no governance concerns noted.
The reporting person is identified as a director and the Form 4 discloses dividend equivalent rights tied to RSU and PSU awards that vest proportionately. Each accrual is described as the economic equivalent of one share and recorded as direct ownership. The explanation references grant dates for the underlying awards and clarifies vesting linkage, meeting transparency expectations for insider compensation reporting.