🟢 At a Glance:
- 🎯 Director: John B. Bode
- 🧾 Form Type: SEC Form 4 (filed May 30, 2025)
- 🗓️ Grant Date: May 29, 2025
- 💰 Transaction: 30,000 stock options awarded
- ⚙️ Exercise Price: $8.62 (closing price on grant day)
- 💸 Cost to Acquire: $0 (compensation-based grant)
- 🗓️ Expiry: May 28, 2035
📜 Details of the Transaction
🧪 Detail | 💡 Description |
---|---|
Company | Zevra Therapeutics Inc. (ZVRA) |
Reporting Person | John B. Bode (Director) |
Type of Security | Stock Option (right to buy common stock) |
Options Granted | 30,000 shares |
Exercise Price | $8.62/share |
Vesting | 100% vests by: |
- 1 year from grant, OR
- 1 day before next AGM, OR
- Immediately upon change of control |
| Form Type | SEC Form 4 – Insider Reporting |
| Ownership Type | Direct (D) |
🤡 EduInvesting Take
“Zevra’s boardroom is so efficient, they just airdrop stock options with expiration dates longer than your EMI.”
This is classic non-employee director compensation theatre. No money exchanged. No shares purchased. Just 30,000 stock options as a ‘thank you’ for showing up to board meetings and approving clinical trials.
Also, let’s not pretend this is unusual — it’s standard across pharma boards. But 30,000 options with a 10-year expiry? That’s startup-level equity optimism.
🔍 Who is John B. Bode?
- Appears to be affiliated with Tribune Publishing (not exactly a biotech bro)
- Filed through Attorney-in-Fact — which means even the signature was outsourced
- Vesting tied to AGM, 1-year term, or acquisition event — all roads that lead to “board tenure = reward”
🧠 What You Should Watch For
- If ZVRA stock spikes above $8.62, Bode’s options are instantly valuable
- If stock crashes, no downside — he paid $0 anyway
- If change in control occurs, he vests early and walks
Heads he wins, tails he retires.
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