Sathyanarayanan Bala 4

What Happened
Sathyanarayanan Bala, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Greif, Inc., made two open-market purchases on February 5, 2026, acquiring a total of 1,811 shares. The transactions were: 511 shares at $86.33 each ($44,115) and 1,300 shares at $88.79 each ($115,427), for a combined purchase value of approximately $159,542. These were purchases (not sales), which some investors view as a more informative insider action than routine sell activity.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices:
  • 2026-02-05: 511 shares @ $86.33 = $44,115 (open-market purchase, code P)
  • 2026-02-05: 1,300 shares @ $88.79 = $115,427 (open-market purchase, code P)
• Total shares acquired: 1,811; total value ≈ $159,542.
• Filing: Form 4 filed on 2026-02-06 for Period of Report 2026-02-05. Filing appears timely (within the standard 2-business-day window).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing details.
• Footnotes/plan details: No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding event, or other special footnotes were indicated in the supplied transaction details.
• Transaction code: P = Purchase (open market/private purchase).

Context

• Purchases by executives can be interpreted as a positive signal because they show the insider is putting personal capital into the company, but they do not prove future performance—do not infer motives.
• This report reflects straightforward open-market purchases (not option exercises, gifts, or awards).