David W. Hitchcock - 29 Jul 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (NRGV)

Role: Interim CFO
Signature: /s/ Daniel Gunning, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: NRGV
Transactions as of: 29 Jul 2022
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Aug 2022, 18:26:20 UTC
Previous filing: 26 Apr 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NRGV	Restricted Stock Unit	Award	$0	+375,000		$0.000000	375,000	29 Jul 2022	Common Stock	375,000		Direct	F1
transaction	NRGV	Restricted Stock Unit	Award	$0	+275,000		$0.000000	275,000	29 Jul 2022	Common Stock	275,000		Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Reporting Person was granted Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock for each RSU. The RSUs were approved on May 12, 2022 with a grant date to be the date that the issuer filed its Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register issuances under its 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, which registration statement was filed on July 29, 2022. The RSUs are subject to a service-based vesting requirement, which shall be satisfied over a three year period. One third of the RSUs will vest on April 30, 2023 and 1/12 of the RSUs shall vest each quarter thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the issuer. The RSUs are payable in cash, stock or a combination of the two.
F2	Reporting Person was granted RSUs which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock for each RSU. The RSUs were approved on July 3, 2022 with a grant date to be the date that the issuer filed its Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register issuances under its 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, which registration statement was filed on July 29, 2022. The RSUs are subject to a service-based vesting requirement, which shall be satisfied over a four year period. 25% of the RSUs will vest on April 30, 2023 and 6.25% of the RSUs shall vest each quarter thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the issuer. The RSUs are payable in cash, stock or a combination of the two.

Content

Reporting Person was granted Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock for each RSU. The RSUs were approved on May 12, 2022 with a grant date to be the date that the issuer filed its Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register issuances under its 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, which registration statement was filed on July 29, 2022. The RSUs are subject to a service-based vesting requirement, which shall be satisfied over a three year period. One third of the RSUs will vest on April 30, 2023 and 1/12 of the RSUs shall vest each quarter thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the issuer. The RSUs are payable in cash, stock or a combination of the two.

Reporting Person was granted RSUs which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock for each RSU. The RSUs were approved on July 3, 2022 with a grant date to be the date that the issuer filed its Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register issuances under its 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, which registration statement was filed on July 29, 2022. The RSUs are subject to a service-based vesting requirement, which shall be satisfied over a four year period. 25% of the RSUs will vest on April 30, 2023 and 6.25% of the RSUs shall vest each quarter thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the issuer. The RSUs are payable in cash, stock or a combination of the two.