TerrAscend (TSNDF) CEO reshapes 675K option awards, cancels higher strikes
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
TerrAscend Corp. President and CEO Ziad Ghanem reported compensation-related option changes. He received two new employee share option grants for a total of 675,000 options to buy Common Shares at an exercise price of $0.26 per share, with expirations in 2032. On the same date, he disposed of (returned to the issuer) 675,000 previously held options with higher exercise prices of $1.32 and $5.55 per share. These are non-market, administrative equity award adjustments rather than open-market share purchases or sales.
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Insider Trade Summary
4 transactions reported
Mixed
4 txns
Insider
Ghanem Ziad
Role
President and CEO
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Employee Share Option (Right to Buy) | 325,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Employee Share Option (Right to Buy) | 325,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Disposition | Employee Share Option (Right to Buy) | 350,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Employee Share Option (Right to Buy) | 350,000 | $0.00 | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Employee Share Option (Right to Buy) — 0 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
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Key Figures
New option grant 1: 350,000 options at $0.26
Cancelled option 1: 350,000 options at $1.32
New option grant 2: 325,000 options at $0.26
+3 more
6 metrics
New option grant 1
350,000 options at $0.26
Employee share option grant, expires September 23, 2032
Cancelled option 1
350,000 options at $1.32
Disposition to issuer on same date as new grant
New option grant 2
325,000 options at $0.26
Employee share option grant, expires March 21, 2032
Cancelled option 2
325,000 options at $5.55
Disposition to issuer on same date as second grant
Total new options
675,000 options
Combined from two employee share option awards
Total options returned
675,000 options
Combined from two dispositions to issuer
Key Terms
Employee Share Option (Right to Buy), grant/award acquisition, Disposition to issuer, underlying security, +1 more
5 terms
grant/award acquisition financial
"transaction_action: grant/award acquisition"
Disposition to issuer financial
"transaction_code_description: Disposition to issuer"
underlying security financial
"underlying_security_title: Common Shares"
exercise price financial
"conversion_or_exercise_price: 0.2600"
The exercise price is the fixed amount at which you can buy or sell an asset, like a stock, when using an options contract. It matters because it helps determine whether exercising the option will be profitable or not, depending on the current market price. Think of it as the set price you agree on today to buy or sell later.
FAQ
What did TerrAscend (TSNDF) CEO Ziad Ghanem report in this Form 4?
Ziad Ghanem reported compensation-related option changes. He received 675,000 new employee share options at an exercise price of $0.26 and returned 675,000 older, higher-priced options to TerrAscend, with no open-market share purchases or sales disclosed.
How many stock options did the TerrAscend CEO receive in this filing?
He received two grants totaling 675,000 employee share options. One award covers 350,000 underlying Common Shares and the other covers 325,000, both with an exercise price of $0.26 per share and expirations in 2032, replacing higher-strike options returned to the issuer.
What options were cancelled or disposed of in TerrAscend CEO Ziad Ghanem’s Form 4?
He disposed of 350,000 options with a $1.32 exercise price and 325,000 options with a $5.55 exercise price. These options were returned to TerrAscend, reducing higher-strike awards while aligning his compensation with newly granted lower-strike options.
Were there any open-market buy or sell transactions in this TerrAscend Form 4?
No open-market buys or sells were reported. All transactions involve employee share options: grants of new awards at a $0.26 exercise price and dispositions of existing higher-priced options back to TerrAscend, making them compensation-related rather than market trades.
What are the expiration dates of the new TerrAscend CEO option grants?
The new employee share options have long-dated expirations in 2032. One 350,000-option grant expires on September 23, 2032, and the other 325,000-option grant expires on March 21, 2032, providing extended time for potential future exercise.