Hollis Richard Dean 4

What Happened

• Hollis Richard Dean, a director of SunOpta Inc. (STKL), was issued 3,197 shares on April 17, 2026 as an award/compensation. The shares were valued at $6.47 each, for a total reported value of $20,685. This was an award in lieu of cash for board service (not an open-market purchase or sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-17
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A) — issuance of shares as compensation
• Price per share: $6.47; Total value: $20,685
• Shares acquired: 3,197
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the filing
• Footnote: F1 — "The shares were issued in lieu of cash to the reporting person for service on the board of directors."
• Filing date: 2026-04-20 — appears to be filed within the standard two-business-day Form 4 reporting window

Context

• This was a compensation-related issuance (shares issued instead of cash for board service), which typically reflects routine director pay rather than a direct buy/sell signal about company prospects. Such awards are common and should be interpreted differently than open-market purchases (which can indicate personal bullishness) or sales (which can be for liquidity or routine tax/compensation reasons).