[Form 4] Lantern Pharma Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Lantern Pharma director and Chief Financial Officer David R. Margrave reported amendments to two previously granted stock options that reduced the exercise prices and replaced the canceled options with new options. One option originally granted June 15, 2020 for 78,300 shares was canceled and replaced with a new option exercisable at $5.04, exercisable through 06/14/2030, resulting in a held position of 78,300 underlying shares. A second option originally granted October 29, 2021 for 26,100 shares was canceled and replaced with a new option exercisable at $5.04, exercisable through 10/28/2031, resulting in a held position of 26,100 underlying shares. The filing is limited to these option amendments and the reporting person’s relationship as Director and Chief Financial Officer.
- Replacement options were granted, preserving the reporting person's ability to acquire the stated 78,300 and 26,100 underlying shares as reported
- The filing documents the reduced exercise price ($5.04) explicitly for both replacement options
- The filing shows cancellation of the previously granted options and regranting at a lower exercise price, as disclosed
- The document does not provide aggregate dilution, board rationale, or company-level impact metrics for these amendments
Insights
TL;DR: The filing discloses two option amendments replacing older options with new options at a $5.04 exercise price.
The report documents routine amendments to two outstanding stock options held by the reporting person: a 78,300-share option originally granted 06/15/2020 (replacement option exercisable at $5.04 through 06/14/2030) and a 26,100-share option originally granted 10/29/2021 (replacement option exercisable at $5.04 through 10/28/2031). The filing describes cancellation of the "old" options and grants of replacement options to reflect reduced exercise prices. This disclosure is transaction-level and does not include additional compensation context, aggregate company-level dilution metrics, or any change in ownership beyond the stated amounts.
TL;DR: Two option grants were amended and replaced; the filing provides vesting and original-grant vesting schedules but no broader governance rationale.
The explanatory notes reiterate original vesting schedules: the 2020 grant had one-third vesting at 180 days with the remainder vesting monthly over the following 30 months; the 2021 grant vested in equal monthly increments over 36 months beginning 11/29/2021. The Form 4 records the mechanics of the cancellations and replacement grants but does not include board resolutions, rationale beyond the price reduction, or company disclosures about aggregate option pool impact. Material governance details beyond the individual amendments are not provided in this filing.