[Form 4] Meridian Corporation Insider Trading Activity
Lindsay Denise, EVP and Chief Financial Officer and a director of Meridian Corporation (MRBK), exercised employee stock options on 08/08/2025. She exercised 5,000 options at an exercise price of $8.50 per share, resulting in the acquisition of 5,000 common shares and increasing her direct beneficial ownership to 93,600 shares. The derivative holdings tied to those options are reported as 0 following the transaction. The filing notes the options and share counts were adjusted for a two-for-one stock split on 02/28/2023, and describes the original vesting schedule: 25% at grant date with the remainder vesting in three equal annual installments beginning one year after each grant. The report was submitted on a Form 4 and is an insider transaction disclosure.
- Exercised 5,000 employee stock options at $8.50 per share on 08/08/2025
- Direct beneficial ownership increased to 93,600 shares following the transaction
- None.
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TL;DR: Routine option exercise by Meridian CFO; increases direct share ownership to 93,600 shares.
This Form 4 discloses a standard exercise of employee stock options by an executive who is also a director. The filing shows 5,000 options exercised at $8.50 per share on 08/08/2025, resulting in 5,000 common shares acquired and direct holdings of 93,600 shares post-transaction. Derivative holdings tied to these options are reported as zero after the exercise. This is a typical equity compensation event and does not, by itself, indicate a change in company operations or financial condition.
TL;DR: Insider exercise aligns executive compensation into direct equity; disclosure follows Section 16 reporting requirements.
The report identifies Lindsay Denise as both an officer (EVP, CFO) and a director, and documents the conversion of employee stock options into common shares. The filing includes explicit vesting terms and a note that share figures were adjusted for a 2/28/2023 two-for-one split, supporting transparent disclosure. As filed on Form 4, this satisfies insider transaction reporting obligations; the disclosure itself is procedural and routine absent additional context.