Alpha Teknova Insider Activity: CFO Receives 169k-Share Option Grant

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Form 4 filing summary – Alpha Teknova, Inc. (TKNO)

On 02/14/2025 the company granted Chief Financial Officer Matthew Lowell a non-qualified stock option for 169,857 common shares at an exercise price of $8.28 per share. According to the filing, the option vests monthly over 48 equal instalments beginning one month after the grant date and carries an expiration date of 02/14/2035. The transaction is coded “A” (acquired), indicating issuance by the company rather than a market purchase. No non-derivative share transactions were reported.

Following the grant, Lowell directly beneficially owns 169,857 derivative securities; no indirect ownership or additional equity awards were disclosed. The document does not provide information on Teknova’s total shares outstanding, so the potential dilution impact cannot be quantified from the filing alone. There are no sales, open-market purchases, or changes in direct share ownership, and the form contains no amendments to prior reports.

This appears to be a routine element of executive compensation intended to align the CFO’s incentives with long-term shareholder value. Because the award is subject to gradual vesting and requires an $8.28 exercise price, immediate cash outflow from the executive is not involved, nor does the option convey voting rights until exercised.

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Securities Analyst

TL;DR – Routine CFO option grant; neutral for valuation, limited dilution.

The Form 4 discloses a standard equity-compensation award rather than an opportunistic insider trade. A 169,857-share option at $8.28 aligns the CFO with shareholder interests but does not inject fresh capital or signal management’s market view because no common shares were purchased outright. Without share-count context, dilution appears immaterial; even at 1% of outstanding shares it would not meaningfully shift EPS forecasts until exercised. Vesting over four years encourages retention and long-term performance. Overall, the filing neither alters cash flow nor changes governance risk, so investor impact is neutral.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Lowell Matthew

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

2451 BERT DRIVE

(Street)

HOLLISTER CA 95023

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Alpha Teknova, Inc. [ TKNO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.28	02/14/2025		A		169,857		(1)	02/14/2035	Common Stock	169,857	$0.0	169,857	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The number of shares subject to the option shall vest in 48 equal monthly installments on the same day of each month after February 14, 2025, the date of grant.

	By: Damon A. Terrill For: Matthew Lowell	06/25/2025
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