EVTL: Maloney John Patrick reports a stock award and shares returned to the company

By AlphaYouPublished Oct 17, 2026Form 4

Stocks in this disclosure

Reported activity

Maloney John Patrick

Reporting filer

Maloney John Patrick reports a stock award and shares returned to the company, not an open-market purchase or sale, in Vertical Aerospace Ltd.. Form 4 filed Oct 17, 2026 lists 4 entries.

Disclosed: Oct 17, 2026

Reported details

4 entries

All validated entries in this disclosure
Security	Owner	Date	Code	Action	Quantity	Price	Following holdings	Reporting delay	Filed terms and references
Nil Cost Options (derivative)	Maloney John Patrick	2026-10-14	A	Grant or award	175000	Not stated (see footnotes)	187,473	3 days	Filed terms security Title: Nil Cost Options conversion Or Exercise Price: 0.00 transaction Date: 2026-10-14 deemed Execution Date: transaction Form Type: 4 transaction Code: A equity Swap Involved: 0 transaction Timeliness: transaction Shares: 175000 id: F1 transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A id: F1 expiration Date: 2036-10-14 underlying Security Title: Common Stock underlying Security Shares: 175000 shares Owned Following Transaction: 187473 direct Or Indirect Ownership: D
Stock Options (derivative)	Maloney John Patrick	2026-10-14	A	Grant or award	187500	Not stated (see footnotes)	187,500	3 days	Filed terms security Title: Stock Options conversion Or Exercise Price: 1.30 transaction Date: 2026-10-14 deemed Execution Date: transaction Form Type: 4 transaction Code: A equity Swap Involved: 0 transaction Timeliness: transaction Shares: 187500 id: F2 transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A id: F2 expiration Date: 2036-10-14 underlying Security Title: Common Stock underlying Security Shares: 187500 shares Owned Following Transaction: 187500 direct Or Indirect Ownership: D
Stock Options (derivative)	Maloney John Patrick	2026-10-14	D	Disposition to issuer	75000	Not stated (see footnotes)	0	3 days	Filed terms security Title: Stock Options conversion Or Exercise Price: 3.50 transaction Date: 2026-10-14 deemed Execution Date: transaction Form Type: 4 transaction Code: D equity Swap Involved: 0 transaction Timeliness: transaction Shares: 75000 id: F3 transaction Acquired Disposed Code: D id: F3 expiration Date: 2035-08-11 underlying Security Title: Common Stock underlying Security Shares: 75000 shares Owned Following Transaction: 0 direct Or Indirect Ownership: D
Stock Options (derivative)	Maloney John Patrick	2026-10-14	D	Disposition to issuer	37500	Not stated (see footnotes)	0	3 days	Filed terms security Title: Stock Options conversion Or Exercise Price: 5.82 transaction Date: 2026-10-14 deemed Execution Date: transaction Form Type: 4 transaction Code: D equity Swap Involved: 0 transaction Timeliness: transaction Shares: 37500 id: F4 transaction Acquired Disposed Code: D id: F4 expiration Date: 2036-03-16 underlying Security Title: Common Stock underlying Security Shares: 37500 shares Owned Following Transaction: 0 direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Nil Cost Options (derivative)

Owner: Maloney John Patrick
Date: 2026-10-14
Code: A
Action: Grant or award
Quantity: 175000
Price: Not stated (see footnotes)
Following holdings: 187,473
Reporting delay: 3 days
Filed terms and references: Filed terms
security Title: Nil Cost Options
conversion Or Exercise Price: 0.00
transaction Date: 2026-10-14
deemed Execution Date:
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: A
equity Swap Involved: 0
transaction Timeliness:
transaction Shares: 175000
id: F1
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A
id: F1
expiration Date: 2036-10-14
underlying Security Title: Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 175000
shares Owned Following Transaction: 187473
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Stock Options (derivative)

Owner: Maloney John Patrick
Date: 2026-10-14
Code: A
Action: Grant or award
Quantity: 187500
Price: Not stated (see footnotes)
Following holdings: 187,500
Reporting delay: 3 days
Filed terms and references: Filed terms
security Title: Stock Options
conversion Or Exercise Price: 1.30
transaction Date: 2026-10-14
deemed Execution Date:
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: A
equity Swap Involved: 0
transaction Timeliness:
transaction Shares: 187500
id: F2
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A
id: F2
expiration Date: 2036-10-14
underlying Security Title: Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 187500
shares Owned Following Transaction: 187500
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Stock Options (derivative)

Owner: Maloney John Patrick
Date: 2026-10-14
Code: D
Action: Disposition to issuer
Quantity: 75000
Price: Not stated (see footnotes)
Following holdings: 0
Reporting delay: 3 days
Filed terms and references: Filed terms
security Title: Stock Options
conversion Or Exercise Price: 3.50
transaction Date: 2026-10-14
deemed Execution Date:
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: D
equity Swap Involved: 0
transaction Timeliness:
transaction Shares: 75000
id: F3
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: D
id: F3
expiration Date: 2035-08-11
underlying Security Title: Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 75000
shares Owned Following Transaction: 0
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Stock Options (derivative)

Owner: Maloney John Patrick
Date: 2026-10-14
Code: D
Action: Disposition to issuer
Quantity: 37500
Price: Not stated (see footnotes)
Following holdings: 0
Reporting delay: 3 days
Filed terms and references: Filed terms
security Title: Stock Options
conversion Or Exercise Price: 5.82
transaction Date: 2026-10-14
deemed Execution Date:
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: D
equity Swap Involved: 0
transaction Timeliness:
transaction Shares: 37500
id: F4
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: D
id: F4
expiration Date: 2036-03-16
underlying Security Title: Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 37500
shares Owned Following Transaction: 0
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Purchases, sales, grants and option exercises are different transactions. The reported code identifies the action; it does not establish a motive.

Filing context

Quantities and prices are shown in the units filed. No trade value is inferred from their product.
Maloney John Patrick: Principal Financial Officer.
F1: Options vest beginning 06/30/2027, with additional shares vesting annually thereafter in accordance with the applicable vesting schedule, subject to continued service through each vesting date. No consideration was paid for the option grant.
F2: Options vest beginning 12/31/2026, with additional shares vesting annually thereafter in accordance with the applicable vesting schedule, subject to continued service through each vesting date. No consideration was paid for the option grant.
F3: Subject to annual vesting beginning 12/31/2026 and cancelled pursuant to a previously approved option repricing. No consideration was received upon cancellation of the option.
F4: Subject to annual vesting beginning 03/31/2029 and cancelled pursuant to a previously approved option repricing. No consideration was received upon cancellation of the option.

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Security

Owner

Date

Code

Action

Quantity

Price

Following holdings

Reporting delay

Filed terms and references

Nil Cost Options (derivative)

Maloney John Patrick

2026-10-14

Grant or award

175000

Not stated (see footnotes)

187,473

3 days

Filed terms

security Title: Nil Cost Options
conversion Or Exercise Price: 0.00
transaction Date: 2026-10-14
deemed Execution Date:
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: A
equity Swap Involved: 0
transaction Timeliness:
transaction Shares: 175000
id: F1
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A
id: F1
expiration Date: 2036-10-14
underlying Security Title: Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 175000
shares Owned Following Transaction: 187473
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Stock Options (derivative)

Maloney John Patrick

2026-10-14

Grant or award

187500

Not stated (see footnotes)

187,500

3 days

Filed terms

security Title: Stock Options
conversion Or Exercise Price: 1.30
transaction Date: 2026-10-14
deemed Execution Date:
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: A
equity Swap Involved: 0
transaction Timeliness:
transaction Shares: 187500
id: F2
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A
id: F2
expiration Date: 2036-10-14
underlying Security Title: Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 187500
shares Owned Following Transaction: 187500
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Stock Options (derivative)

Maloney John Patrick

2026-10-14

Disposition to issuer

75000

Not stated (see footnotes)

3 days

Filed terms

security Title: Stock Options
conversion Or Exercise Price: 3.50
transaction Date: 2026-10-14
deemed Execution Date:
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: D
equity Swap Involved: 0
transaction Timeliness:
transaction Shares: 75000
id: F3
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: D
id: F3
expiration Date: 2035-08-11
underlying Security Title: Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 75000
shares Owned Following Transaction: 0
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Stock Options (derivative)

Maloney John Patrick

2026-10-14

Disposition to issuer

37500

Not stated (see footnotes)

3 days

Filed terms

security Title: Stock Options
conversion Or Exercise Price: 5.82
transaction Date: 2026-10-14
deemed Execution Date:
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: D
equity Swap Involved: 0
transaction Timeliness:
transaction Shares: 37500
id: F4
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: D
id: F4
expiration Date: 2036-03-16
underlying Security Title: Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 37500
shares Owned Following Transaction: 0
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Filing context

Quantities and prices are shown in the units filed. No trade value is inferred from their product.

Maloney John Patrick: Principal Financial Officer.

F1: Options vest beginning 06/30/2027, with additional shares vesting annually thereafter in accordance with the applicable vesting schedule, subject to continued service through each vesting date. No consideration was paid for the option grant.

F2: Options vest beginning 12/31/2026, with additional shares vesting annually thereafter in accordance with the applicable vesting schedule, subject to continued service through each vesting date. No consideration was paid for the option grant.

F3: Subject to annual vesting beginning 12/31/2026 and cancelled pursuant to a previously approved option repricing. No consideration was received upon cancellation of the option.

F4: Subject to annual vesting beginning 03/31/2029 and cancelled pursuant to a previously approved option repricing. No consideration was received upon cancellation of the option.