J M SMUCKER Co: director Susan Chapman-Hughes received 1,466 shares

What happened Susan Chapman-Hughes, a director, received a grant of 1,466 deferred stock units on Oct 1, 2026. The units are reported at $0.00 per share for a total value of $0 and are recorded as a derivative award (transaction code A). Footnote F1 states the deferred stock units are payable in common shares at a 1-for-1 rate following termination of services.

Key details

• Transaction date: Oct 1, 2026; filing date: Oct 2, 2026.
• Transaction type: Grant/award (derivative), code A; 1,466 units acquired at $0.00 per unit (total $0).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the Form 4.
• Footnotes: F1 — deferred stock units payable in common shares at 1-for-1 after termination; F2 — amount includes shares acquired under the company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
• Filing timeliness: filed Oct 2, 2026 for the Oct 1, 2026 transaction; the filing does not indicate it was late.

Why it may matter

• This was a grant of deferred stock units (a derivative award), not a market purchase or sale.
• It is payable in common shares following termination of service, per the footnote.
  A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.