Goncagul Icoren - Jan 30, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (NRGV)

Role: Chief People Officer
Signature: /s/ Timothy Maloche, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: NRGV
Transactions as of: Jan 30, 2023
Transactions value $: -$140,174
Form type: 4
Date filed: 2/1/2023, 04:44 PM
Previous filing: Dec 20, 2022
Next filing: Feb 28, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NRGV	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+107K		$0.00	107K	Jan 30, 2023	Direct
transaction	NRGV	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$140K	-37.1K	-34.58%	$3.78	70.2K	Jan 30, 2023	Direct

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	Options Exercise	$0	-107K	-79.17%	$0.00	28.2K	Jan 30, 2023	Common Stock	107K		Direct	F1

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The Reporting Person was granted Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock for each RSU. These shares are being issued in respect of the settlement of equity awards under the Company's equity benefit plans. The RSUs vest upon the satisfaction of the service-based requirement, which provides that the RSUs will vest or have vested as follows: with respect to 25% of the RSUs on September 7, 2022, and with respect to 1/48th of the RSUs each month thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer through each vesting date.

Content

The Reporting Person was granted Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock for each RSU. These shares are being issued in respect of the settlement of equity awards under the Company's equity benefit plans. The RSUs vest upon the satisfaction of the service-based requirement, which provides that the RSUs will vest or have vested as follows: with respect to 25% of the RSUs on September 7, 2022, and with respect to 1/48th of the RSUs each month thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer through each vesting date.