Updated
Updated · TradingView · Jul 3
Functional Grants CEO 3.5 Million Stock Options at $0.0055 Under Amended Employment Deal
Updated
Updated · TradingView · Jul 3

Functional Grants CEO 3.5 Million Stock Options at $0.0055 Under Amended Employment Deal

1 articles · Updated · TradingView · Jul 3

Summary

  • Functional awarded CEO Eric Gripentrog a fully vested option to buy 3,500,000 shares, effective June 30 and exercisable immediately.
  • The grant came through an amended employment agreement after the Compensation Committee approved replacing a prior RSU award with a stock option package.
  • The options were issued under Functional's 2026 Equity Incentive Plan as incentive stock options, carry a $0.0055 exercise price and run for 10 years.
  • The company disclosed the change in a July 2 8-K filing, signaling a revised equity-based compensation structure for its chief executive.

Insights

Why was a CEO granted 3.5 million options just two weeks after his company was delisted from Nasdaq?
Is this grant a bet on a wellness brand's risky pivot into the gold-backed digital asset market?