[Form 4] Daktronics Inc Insider Trading Activity
Carla S. Gatzke, listed as Secretary and Vice President of Human Resources at Daktronics Inc (DAKT), reported exercising incentive stock options to acquire 6,870 shares on 08/07/2025 at an exercise price of $8.51 per share. After the reported transaction she beneficially owns 689,141 shares directly and 182,408 shares indirectly through a 401(k) plan.
The options are identified as Incentive Stock Options with an indicated exercisable date of 09/03/2025. The filing also states the original award vested in 20% increments annually over five years with vesting dates from 08/23/2016 through 08/23/2020.
Carla S. Gatzke, indicata come Segretaria e Vice Presidente delle Risorse Umane di Daktronics Inc (DAKT), ha dichiarato di aver esercitato opzioni azionarie di tipo incentive per acquisire 6,870 azioni il 08/07/2025 al prezzo di esercizio di $8.51 per azione. Dopo la transazione riportata possiede beneficiariamente 689,141 azioni direttamente e 182,408 azioni indirettamente tramite un piano 401(k).
Le opzioni sono indicate come Incentive Stock Options con data di esercitabilit脿 dichiarata il 09/03/2025. Il deposito afferma inoltre che la concessione originaria 猫 maturata per il 20% ogni anno per cinque anni, con date di vesting dal 08/23/2016 al 08/23/2020.
Carla S. Gatzke, registrada como Secretaria y Vicepresidenta de Recursos Humanos en Daktronics Inc (DAKT), inform贸 haber ejercido opciones sobre acciones incentivadas para adquirir 6,870 acciones el 08/07/2025 a un precio de ejercicio de $8.51 por acci贸n. Tras la operaci贸n declarada, posee beneficiariamente 689,141 acciones de forma directa y 182,408 acciones de forma indirecta a trav茅s de un plan 401(k).
Las opciones se identifican como Incentive Stock Options con fecha de ejercitabilidad indicada el 09/03/2025. El informe tambi茅n se帽ala que la adjudicaci贸n original se consolid贸 en incrementos del 20% anuales durante cinco a帽os, con fechas de vesting desde el 08/23/2016 hasta el 08/23/2020.
Carla S. Gatzke電� Daktronics Inc (DAKT)鞚� 靹滉赴 瓴� 鞚胳偓雼措嫻 攵�靷灔鞙茧 霌膘灛霅橃柎 鞛堨溂氅�, 08/07/2025鞐� 欤茧嫻 頄夓偓 臧�瓴� $8.51搿� 6,870欤茧ゼ 旆摑頃橁赴 鞙勴暣 鞚胳劶韹半笇 鞀ろ啞 鞓奠厴鞚� 頄夓偓頄堧嫟瓿� 氤搓碃頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 氤搓碃霅� 瓯半灅 頉� 攴鸽厐電� 歆侅爲鞝侅溂搿� 689,141欤茧ゼ, 401(k) 頂岆灉鞚� 韱淀暣 臧勳爲鞝侅溂搿� 182,408欤茧ゼ 鞁れ 靻岇湢頃橁碃 鞛堨姷雼堧嫟.
頃措嫻 鞓奠厴鞚� Incentive Stock Options搿� 響滌嫓霅橃柎 鞛堨溂氅� 頄夓偓 臧�電レ澕鞚� 09/03/2025搿� 旮办灛霅橃柎 鞛堨姷雼堧嫟. 鞝滌稖 氍胳劀鞐愲姅 鞗愲灅 靾橃棳攵勳澊 5雲勳棎 瓯胳硱 毵る厔 20%鞌� 氩犾姢韺呺悩鞐堨溂氅�, 氩犾姢韺� 雮犾電� 08/23/2016攵赌韯� 08/23/2020旯岇霛缄碃 氇呾嫓霅橃柎 鞛堨姷雼堧嫟.
Carla S. Gatzke, inscrite en tant que Secr茅taire et Vice鈥慞r茅sidente des Ressources Humaines chez Daktronics Inc (DAKT), a d茅clar茅 avoir exerc茅 des options d'achat d'actions incitatives pour acqu茅rir 6,870 actions le 08/07/2025 au prix d'exercice de $8.51 par action. Apr猫s la transaction d茅clar茅e, elle d茅tient b茅n茅ficiairement 689,141 actions en direct et 182,408 actions de fa莽on indirecte via un plan 401(k).
Les options sont identifi茅es comme des Incentive Stock Options avec une date d'exer莽abilit茅 indiqu茅e au 09/03/2025. Le dossier pr茅cise 茅galement que l'attribution initiale a 茅t茅 soumise 脿 un vesting de 20% par an sur cinq ans, avec des dates de vesting du 08/23/2016 au 08/23/2020.
Carla S. Gatzke, eingetragen als Sekret盲rin und Vice President Human Resources bei Daktronics Inc (DAKT), meldete die Aus眉bung von Incentive-Aktienoptionen zum Erwerb von 6,870 Aktien am 08/07/2025 zu einem Aus眉bungspreis von $8.51 pro Aktie. Nach der gemeldeten Transaktion besitzt sie wirtschaftlich 689,141 Aktien direkt und 182,408 Aktien indirekt 眉ber einen 401(k)-Plan.
Die Optionen sind als Incentive Stock Options bezeichnet, mit einem angegebenen Aus眉bungsdatum am 09/03/2025. Die Meldung gibt au脽erdem an, dass die urspr眉ngliche Zuteilung in j盲hrlichen Schritten von 20% 眉ber f眉nf Jahre vestet wurde, mit Vesting-Terminen vom 08/23/2016 bis 08/23/2020.
- Officer increased direct ownership by exercising 6,870 incentive stock options at $8.51 per share
- Cumulative holdings disclosed: 689,141 shares direct and 182,408 shares indirect (401k)
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Routine officer option exercise increases insider ownership; not clearly material to valuation alone.
The reporting shows an officer exercised 6,870 incentive stock options at $8.51 per share, increasing direct holdings to 689,141. This is a straightforward exercise of vested options rather than a sale, so it increases insider share alignment with shareholders. The transaction size relative to total outstanding shares is not provided in this filing, so the market impact cannot be judged from this form alone. The vesting schedule is historical (20% per year through 2020), and the options are listed as exercisable on 09/03/2025, which is consistent with a completed vesting timetable.
TL;DR: Insider exercise is a common equity compensation event; governance implications are neutral absent additional context.
The Form 4 documents a grant exercise by an officer and shows both direct and indirect holdings (689,141 direct; 182,408 indirect via 401k). The explanation confirms the original option award vested on a five-year schedule completed between 2016 and 2020. There is no disclosure here of sales, transfers to related parties, or changes to compensation plans. Without evidence of atypical timing or related-party transactions, this filing appears to be a routine disclosure under Section 16.
Carla S. Gatzke, indicata come Segretaria e Vice Presidente delle Risorse Umane di Daktronics Inc (DAKT), ha dichiarato di aver esercitato opzioni azionarie di tipo incentive per acquisire 6,870 azioni il 08/07/2025 al prezzo di esercizio di $8.51 per azione. Dopo la transazione riportata possiede beneficiariamente 689,141 azioni direttamente e 182,408 azioni indirettamente tramite un piano 401(k).
Le opzioni sono indicate come Incentive Stock Options con data di esercitabilit脿 dichiarata il 09/03/2025. Il deposito afferma inoltre che la concessione originaria 猫 maturata per il 20% ogni anno per cinque anni, con date di vesting dal 08/23/2016 al 08/23/2020.
Carla S. Gatzke, registrada como Secretaria y Vicepresidenta de Recursos Humanos en Daktronics Inc (DAKT), inform贸 haber ejercido opciones sobre acciones incentivadas para adquirir 6,870 acciones el 08/07/2025 a un precio de ejercicio de $8.51 por acci贸n. Tras la operaci贸n declarada, posee beneficiariamente 689,141 acciones de forma directa y 182,408 acciones de forma indirecta a trav茅s de un plan 401(k).
Las opciones se identifican como Incentive Stock Options con fecha de ejercitabilidad indicada el 09/03/2025. El informe tambi茅n se帽ala que la adjudicaci贸n original se consolid贸 en incrementos del 20% anuales durante cinco a帽os, con fechas de vesting desde el 08/23/2016 hasta el 08/23/2020.
Carla S. Gatzke電� Daktronics Inc (DAKT)鞚� 靹滉赴 瓴� 鞚胳偓雼措嫻 攵�靷灔鞙茧 霌膘灛霅橃柎 鞛堨溂氅�, 08/07/2025鞐� 欤茧嫻 頄夓偓 臧�瓴� $8.51搿� 6,870欤茧ゼ 旆摑頃橁赴 鞙勴暣 鞚胳劶韹半笇 鞀ろ啞 鞓奠厴鞚� 頄夓偓頄堧嫟瓿� 氤搓碃頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 氤搓碃霅� 瓯半灅 頉� 攴鸽厐電� 歆侅爲鞝侅溂搿� 689,141欤茧ゼ, 401(k) 頂岆灉鞚� 韱淀暣 臧勳爲鞝侅溂搿� 182,408欤茧ゼ 鞁れ 靻岇湢頃橁碃 鞛堨姷雼堧嫟.
頃措嫻 鞓奠厴鞚� Incentive Stock Options搿� 響滌嫓霅橃柎 鞛堨溂氅� 頄夓偓 臧�電レ澕鞚� 09/03/2025搿� 旮办灛霅橃柎 鞛堨姷雼堧嫟. 鞝滌稖 氍胳劀鞐愲姅 鞗愲灅 靾橃棳攵勳澊 5雲勳棎 瓯胳硱 毵る厔 20%鞌� 氩犾姢韺呺悩鞐堨溂氅�, 氩犾姢韺� 雮犾電� 08/23/2016攵赌韯� 08/23/2020旯岇霛缄碃 氇呾嫓霅橃柎 鞛堨姷雼堧嫟.
Carla S. Gatzke, inscrite en tant que Secr茅taire et Vice鈥慞r茅sidente des Ressources Humaines chez Daktronics Inc (DAKT), a d茅clar茅 avoir exerc茅 des options d'achat d'actions incitatives pour acqu茅rir 6,870 actions le 08/07/2025 au prix d'exercice de $8.51 par action. Apr猫s la transaction d茅clar茅e, elle d茅tient b茅n茅ficiairement 689,141 actions en direct et 182,408 actions de fa莽on indirecte via un plan 401(k).
Les options sont identifi茅es comme des Incentive Stock Options avec une date d'exer莽abilit茅 indiqu茅e au 09/03/2025. Le dossier pr茅cise 茅galement que l'attribution initiale a 茅t茅 soumise 脿 un vesting de 20% par an sur cinq ans, avec des dates de vesting du 08/23/2016 au 08/23/2020.
Carla S. Gatzke, eingetragen als Sekret盲rin und Vice President Human Resources bei Daktronics Inc (DAKT), meldete die Aus眉bung von Incentive-Aktienoptionen zum Erwerb von 6,870 Aktien am 08/07/2025 zu einem Aus眉bungspreis von $8.51 pro Aktie. Nach der gemeldeten Transaktion besitzt sie wirtschaftlich 689,141 Aktien direkt und 182,408 Aktien indirekt 眉ber einen 401(k)-Plan.
Die Optionen sind als Incentive Stock Options bezeichnet, mit einem angegebenen Aus眉bungsdatum am 09/03/2025. Die Meldung gibt au脽erdem an, dass die urspr眉ngliche Zuteilung in j盲hrlichen Schritten von 20% 眉ber f眉nf Jahre vestet wurde, mit Vesting-Terminen vom 08/23/2016 bis 08/23/2020.
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