BURKS DALE 4

What Happened Dale Burks, Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President of Standard Motor Products (SMP), was granted 5,790 restricted shares on February 24, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition as an award (code A) with an acquisition price of $0.00 (total reported value $0), indicating these are compensation shares rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-24; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-26.
• Transaction type: Award/grant of restricted stock (Code A).
• Shares acquired: 5,790; reported acquisition price: $0.00 (total $0).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing. Footnote F2 notes ESOP shares beneficially owned and that allocations/dispositions may have occurred since the last ownership report.
• Footnote F1: Grant made under the company’s 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan and is exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) (standard exemption for officer awards).
• Filing appears timely (no late-filing indication in the report).

Context This was a compensation-related restricted stock grant, which is common for executive pay packages. Such awards are different from open-market purchases (which some investors view as a stronger bullish signal) and do not, by themselves, indicate buying or selling intent. The Rule 16b-3(d) exemption simply reflects standard SEC treatment for grants made under an executive compensation plan.