Sathyanarayanan Bala 4

What Happened
Sathyanarayanan Bala, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Greif, Inc. (GEF/GEF-B), made two open-market purchases on February 9, 2026. He bought 819 shares at $86.27 ($70,655) and 1,000 shares at $87.99 ($87,990), for a combined 1,819 shares costing approximately $158,645. These were purchases (transaction code P), not sales or option exercises.

Key Details

• Transaction dates/prices: Feb 9, 2026 — 819 shares @ $86.27; Feb 9, 2026 — 1,000 shares @ $87.99.
• Total purchased: 1,819 shares for ~$158,645.
• Filing: Form 4 filed Feb 11, 2026 for the Feb 9 transactions (appears timely; Form 4 is generally due within two business days).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the information provided.
• Footnotes/plan: No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or other special footnotes disclosed in the supplied filing details.
• Transaction type: P = Purchase (open-market acquisition).

Context
These were straightforward open-market purchases (no options exercised, no gifts, no derivative activity reported). Insider purchases are often watched by investors as one data point about an insider’s view of company prospects, but they do not guarantee future stock performance.