Intelligent Protection (NASDAQ: IPM) grants director Lance Laifer 10,000 stock options

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Intelligent Protection Management Corp. director Lance Laifer received a grant of stock options for 10,000 shares of Common Stock. The options have an exercise price of $1.6200 per share and expire on March 19, 2036. Following this grant, Laifer holds stock options for 10,000 shares directly.

The option grant was made under a stock option agreement dated March 20, 2026. The 10,000 underlying shares will vest in four equal quarterly installments on the last day of each calendar quarter in 2026, as long as Laifer continues providing services to the company on those dates. If a change in control under the company’s 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan occurs, any then-unvested shares will fully vest and become exercisable on the effective date of that change in control.

Insights

Equity Compensation Analyst

Routine director option grant with 2026 vesting and change-in-control acceleration.

Intelligent Protection Management Corp. granted director Lance Laifer stock options over 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.6200, expiring in 2036. This is classified as a grant or award acquisition, not an open-market purchase.

The options vest in four equal quarterly installments during 2026, contingent on Laifer continuing to provide services. A change in control under the 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan would accelerate vesting of any then-unvested options, giving Laifer immediate exercisability at that point.

This pattern is typical director compensation and, on its own, does not represent a strong bullish or bearish trading signal. The filing shows no same-day sales, exercises, or tax-withholding transactions, and derivativeSummary lists no other remaining derivative positions beyond this new grant.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider Laifer Lance

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	10,000	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 10,000 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

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Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Laifer Lance

(Last) (First) (Middle)

30 JERICHO EXECUTIVE PLAZA

SUITE 400E

(Street)

JERICHO NEW YORK 11753

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INTELLIGENT PROTECTION MANAGEMENT CORP. [ IPM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/20/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.62	03/20/2026		A		10,000		03/31/2026(1)	03/19/2036	Common Stock	10,000	$0	10,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The stock option was granted pursuant to a stock option agreement dated March 20, 2026, by and between the reporting person and Intelligent Protection Management Corp.(the "Issuer"). The shares underlying this stock option will vest and become exercisable in four equal quarterly installments on the last day of each calendar quarter in 2026, as long as the reporting person is providing services to the Issuer on such dates; provided, that upon the effective date of a "change in control" (as defined in the Intelligent Protection Management Corp. 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan), 100% of the then-unvested shares shall immediately vest and become fully exercisable, if not previously so exercisable, on the date of the change in control.

	/s/ Lance Laifer	03/24/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

FAQ

What did Lance Laifer receive in the latest Form 4 for IPM?

Lance Laifer received a grant of stock options for 10,000 shares of Intelligent Protection Management Corp. common stock. These options are compensation, not open-market purchases, and give him the right to buy shares at a fixed exercise price if conditions are met.

What is the exercise price and term of Lance Laifer’s IPM stock options?

The granted stock options allow Lance Laifer to buy 10,000 IPM common shares at an exercise price of $1.6200 per share. The options expire on March 19, 2036, giving him a long-dated right to purchase shares if they vest.

How do Lance Laifer’s IPM stock options vest during 2026?

Lance Laifer’s 10,000-share option grant vests in four equal quarterly installments during 2026. Vesting occurs on the last day of each calendar quarter, provided he continues providing services to Intelligent Protection Management Corp. on each applicable vesting date.

What happens to Lance Laifer’s IPM options if there is a change in control?

If a change in control occurs under IPM’s 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan, any then-unvested options held by Lance Laifer immediately vest. All remaining unvested shares become fully exercisable on the effective date of that change in control event.

Is Lance Laifer’s Form 4 transaction a stock purchase or sale of IPM shares?

The Form 4 shows a grant of stock options to Lance Laifer, not a purchase or sale of IPM shares in the open market. It is a compensation-related award classified as an acquisition of derivative securities rather than a trading transaction.