THORNTON JOHN L 4

What Happened
John L. Thornton, a director of Ford Motor Company, was granted 15,727 shares on May 21, 2026. The filing reports an acquisition (award/grant) at a reported value of $13.22 per share, totaling $207,911. This was an equity award under Ford’s 2024 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (not an open-market purchase or sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-21; Form 4 filed 2026-05-22 (reports the May 21 transaction).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares: 15,727 shares at $13.22 per share; total value reported $207,911.
• Footnote: F1 — Award of Ford Common Stock under the Company's 2024 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Filing timeliness: Reported the next day; filing appears to have been timely (no late-filing indication in this report).

Context
This was a director compensation award rather than a market purchase or sale. Such awards are commonly used to compensate non-employee directors and may be subject to vesting or other plan terms (vesting details were not specified in the provided filing). Awards to directors do not necessarily indicate personal buying or selling intent by the insider.