Hilltop (HTH) Director Crandall J. Taylor Receives 1,180-Share Award

What Happened
Crandall J. Taylor, a director of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH), was granted 1,180 shares on July 23, 2026 as an award under the company's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. The filing reports a per-share value of $38.14, for a total value of $45,005. This transaction is recorded as an award/acquisition (code A) — a routine form of director compensation rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-23 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-07-24) — filing appears timely.
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares acquired: 1,180 at $38.14 per share; total reported value $45,005.
• Footnotes: F1 — shares granted pursuant to the Hilltop Holdings Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan as annual director compensation; F2 — per-share price based on the July 22, 2026 closing price.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing details.

Context
Director awards like this are typically annual compensation and are common; they reflect compensation policy rather than an explicit buy/sell signal. The per-share valuation here was derived from the market close on the day before the company's annual meeting, per the filing.