Greif (GEF) SVP Benner Gaylord Sells 2,653 Shares

What Happened Benner Gaylord, Senior Vice President, SBGM Sustainable Fiber Solutions at Greif, sold 2,653 shares of Class A common stock on 2026-08-03 in an open-market transaction at $86.61 per share, generating proceeds of approximately $229,764. The Form 4 reports this disposition (code S).

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-08-03, $86.61 per share (open-market sale).
• Total proceeds: about $229,764.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 notes 299.659 shares acquired under the Greif Colleague Stock Purchase Plan; F2 notes 22.2 shares acquired under Greif's 401(k) plan since the last report.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed 2026-08-05 (filed within the typical 2-business-day reporting window).

Context This was a straightforward sale of stock (not an option exercise, award, or gift). Insider sales are common for liquidity or portfolio management and do not, by themselves, indicate company performance or insider sentiment. The footnotes simply disclose additional plan-acquired holdings and do not change the nature of this sale.