Unusual Machines (UMAC) CEO pledges up to 500,000 shares in forward deal
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Unusual Machines, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Allan Thomas Evans entered into a prepaid variable forward sale contract covering up to 500,000 shares of common stock. He received a cash payment of $11,058,950 and pledged 500,000 shares as collateral, while retaining dividend and voting rights during the pledge term.
The number of shares ultimately delivered after the May 28, 2027 valuation date will vary with the stock’s volume-weighted average price, using a floor price of $23.0812 and a cap price of $41.5461. Following the transaction, he reported holding 1,089,141 shares directly.
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CEO monetizes a large share position via a prepaid variable forward.
The CEO of Unusual Machines, Inc. entered a prepaid variable forward sale contract on up to 500,000 common shares, receiving $11,058,950 in cash upfront. This is coded as an "other" derivative restructuring (transaction code J), not a standard open‑market sale.
The CEO pledged 500,000 shares as collateral but kept dividend and voting rights during the contract. The future share delivery after the May 28, 2027 valuation date will depend on the stock’s volume‑weighted average price, with a floor of $23.0812 and cap of $41.5461. The filing shows 1,089,141 shares held directly after the transaction, indicating that a substantial equity position remains.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Forward sale contract (obligation to sell) | 500,000 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- On May 28, 2026, the reporting person entered into a prepaid variable forward sale contract with an unaffiliated third party buyer. The contract obligates the reporting person to deliver to the buyer up to 500,000 shares of Unusual Machines, Inc. common stock on the settlement date following the valuation date ofMay 28 2027 (or, at the reporting person's election, an equivalent amount of cash based on the market price of Unusual Machines, Inc. common stock on the valuation date). In exchange for assuming this obligation, the reporting person received a cash payment of $11,058,950 as of the date of entering into the contract. The reporting person pledged 500,000 shares of Unusual Machines, Inc. common stock (the "Pledged Shares") to secure his obligations under the contract, and retained dividend and voting rights in the Pledged Shares during the term of the pledge. cont from FN 1 - The number of shares of Unusual Machines, Inc. common stock to be delivered to the buyer on the settlement date in respect of the valuation date is to be determined as follows:(a) if the per-share volume weighted average price of Unusual Machines, Inc. common stock on the valuation date (the "Settlement Price") is less than or equal to $23.0812 (the "Floor Price"), the reporting person will deliver to the buyer 500,000 shares (such number of shares, the "Number of Shares"); (b) if the Settlement Price is between the Floor Price and $41.5461 (the "Cap Price"), the reporting person will deliver to the buyer a number of shares of Unusual Machines, Inc. common stock equal to the Number of Shares multiplied by a fraction, cont from FN 2 - the numerator of which is the Floor Price and the denominator of which is the Settlement Price; and (c) if the Settlement Price is greater than the Cap Price, the reporting person will deliver to the purchaser a number of shares of Unusual Machine common stock equal to the product of (i) the Number of Shares and (ii) a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the Floor Price and (y) the Settlement Price minus the Cap Price, and (b) the denominator of which is the Settlement Price. The Common Stock was granted to 8 Consulting LLC. The reporting person is the sole owner and holds voting and dispositive control of 8 Consulting LLC. Prior to entering into the prepaid variable forward sale contract the Common Stock was transferred from 8 Consulting LLC to the reporting person.