Stark Eugene S 4

What Happened

• Eugene S. Stark, VP Administration / Chief Compliance Officer / Principal Financial Officer of General American Investors Co. Inc. (GAM), made an open-market purchase of 11 shares on 2026-03-20 at $24.95 per share, for a total cost of approximately $274. This was a purchase transaction (code P).

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-03-20 — 11 shares at $24.95 each.
• Total value: ~ $274.
• Filing date: 2026-03-23. This filing appears to be timely (filed within the SEC’s required reporting window for insiders).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes in the filing:
  • F1: Shares held in joint account with spouse.
  • F2: Shares held by the undersigned’s spouse in an IRA account.
  • F3: Shares held by the undersigned in an IRA account.
  • F4: Shares held by the Issuer’s Employees’ Thrift Plan Trust; the undersigned disclaims any beneficial interest in these shares.

Context

• This was a small open-market purchase (11 shares, ~$274) — purchases can be more informative than sales, but this trade size is modest and not necessarily material. The footnotes indicate some holdings are in joint or IRA accounts and that the filer disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held in the employee thrift plan.