NBTB Director Johanna R. Ames Receives 1,050-Share Award

What Happened
Johanna R. Ames, an outside director of NBT Bancorp Inc. (NBTB), was granted 1,050 shares (reported as acquired at $0.00) on 2026-05-19. This award is a restricted stock unit award (non-cash compensation) and therefore not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-19; filing date: 2026-05-21 (filed within the typical two-business-day Form 4 window).
• Quantity and price: 1,050 shares acquired at $0.00 (award/grant).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing data.
• Footnote: Awarded pursuant to the NBT Bancorp Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan; outside directors receive an annual retainer in restricted stock units that vest in one year.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding sale, or option exercise noted.

Context
Restricted stock unit awards to outside directors are routine compensation and vest after a set period (here, one year). Such grants are administrative/compensation events rather than direct market bets by the insider; they do not necessarily signal a buy or sell decision.