Code A: grant, award or other acquisition from the company.
A grant, award or other acquisition from the issuer that is exempt under Rule 16b-3(d), such as restricted stock units or option grants. Compensation, not a purchase with the insider’s own money. Exclude from buy signals.
- Quarter
- Q3 2026
- Non-derivative rows
- 9,817
- Derivative rows
- 7,483
- Share of non-derivative
- 16.4%
Recent code A transactions
| Date | Issuer | Insider | Shares | Price | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Qualcomm Inc/De | Mclaughlin Mark D | 393 | $0 | 4 |
| 2026-09-30 | Qualcomm Inc/De | Tricoire Jean-Pascal | 183 | $0 | 4 |
| 2026-09-30 | VerifyMe, Inc. | Cola Jennifer L. | 13,000 | $0 | 4 |
| 2026-09-30 | Loews Corp | Tisch James S | 237 | $0 | 4 |
| 2026-09-30 | Wintrust Financial Corp | Kenney Brian A | 470 | $160.72 | 4 |
| 2026-09-30 | Loews Corp | Fribourg Paul J | 237 | $0 | 4 |
Query code A transactions
curl "https://sec-api.dev/api/v1/insider-transactions?period=2026q3&transactionCode=A&limit=10" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SEC_API_KEY"Insider trading API · Insider trading by company
Questions
What does transaction code A mean on Form 4?
A grant, award or other acquisition from the issuer that is exempt under Rule 16b-3(d), such as restricted stock units or option grants. Compensation, not a purchase with the insider’s own money. Exclude from buy signals.
How common is code A?
In Q3 2026, code A appeared on 9,817 non-derivative and 7,483 derivative transaction rows in the SEC insider transactions data set (16.4% of non-derivative rows).
Other codes
Plain-text version for agents and LLMs: /form-4-transaction-codes/a.md
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