Donahoe Keith 4

What Happened

• Keith Donahoe, President & CEO and Director of Southside Bancshares Inc. (SBSI), received an award of 9,860 shares on February 4, 2026. The transaction is reported as an acquisition (code A) at $0.00 per share, i.e., the shares were granted rather than purchased for cash.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-04; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-06 (appears timely).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A) — shares acquired for $0.00 each; reported cash value $0.
• Shares acquired: 9,860.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in this filing.
• No footnotes such as 10b5-1 plans, tax withholding, or cashless sale are indicated in the reported transaction.

Context

• This was a compensatory award (grant) rather than an open-market purchase or sale; grants are common as part of executive compensation and do not necessarily signal immediate bullish trading by the insider.
• For retail investors, purchases or open-market buys often carry more direct sentiment information than routine compensation grants.