WHITMAN ROBERT A 4

What Happened
Robert A. Whitman, a director of Franklin Covey Co. (ticker: FC), received a grant/award of 5,778 shares on January 23, 2026. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 (transaction code A), indicating shares were issued as an award rather than purchased for cash. The Form 4 reporting the grant was filed on January 27, 2026.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-23 (grant/award, code A)
• Reported price: $0.00 (awarded shares; no cash exchanged)
• Form 4 filed: 2026-01-27 (appears timely under the two-business-day reporting rule)
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing
• Footnotes/plan details: None disclosed in the summary filing; vesting schedule or restrictions (if any) are not shown

Context
Grants to directors are typically part of board compensation programs and do not necessarily reflect the director’s personal cash investment or immediate market sentiment. Awards may be subject to vesting or other restrictions (check the company’s proxy statement or equity plan for details). For investors, open-market purchases generally carry more direct informational weight than compensation awards, though grants can still be useful to track for changes in insider ownership over time.