PINKLEY APRIL 4

What Happened
April Pinkley, Chief Administrative Officer of SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES, received 38 shares on March 5, 2026. The shares were recorded at $0.00 each (total $0) and are reported as an award/acquisition (Form 4 code A). The filing shows these shares reflect dividend-equivalent rights tied to RSUs and related plan allocations rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: March 5, 2026 — 38 shares @ $0.00 (award/acquisition).
• Filing date: March 9, 2026 — filed within the SEC two-business-day window (timely).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: These 38 shares reflect dividend-equivalent rights from a cash dividend on RSUs; such rights follow the same terms as the underlying RSUs.
  • F2: Amounts reported may include shares from the company’s annual ESOP contribution, forfeiture allocations, and quarterly dividend reinvestment.
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, sale, option exercise, or tax-withholding disposition in this record.

Context
This was an award/dividend-equivalent issuance — a routine corporate compensation/plan event. Such additions (awards, dividend-equivalents, ESOP contributions) are common and do not by themselves signal insider buying or selling intent.