Samejima Natsuhiro 4
4 · SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. · Filed Jul 28, 2026
Research Summary
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SMFG Senior Managing EO Samejima Sells 2,800 Shares
What Happened
Samejima Natsuhiro, a Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), received equity awards and had a portion of shares sold back to the issuer. On July 24, 2026 he was granted 1,131 shares under the issuer's stock compensation plan (no cash paid). On July 27, 2026 an additional 16,596 shares vested when performance conditions were certified (no cash paid). Also on July 27, 2026, 2,800 shares were disposed to the issuer at $43.99 per share for proceeds of $123,172; the filing indicates that a portion of the July 27 shares was automatically sold the same day under a pre-arranged plan.
Key Details
- Transactions and dates:
- 2026-07-24: Award/acquisition of 1,131 shares (code A); no out-of-pocket cash payment (F1).
- 2026-07-27: Award/acquisition of 16,596 shares upon certification of performance conditions (code A); no out-of-pocket cash payment (F2).
- 2026-07-27: Disposition to issuer of 2,800 shares at $43.99 per share, total $123,172 (code D). Filing notes automatic sale under a pre-arranged trading plan (F3).
- Currency conversion: awards/purchase were made in JPY; USD price reported based on the July 27, 2026 exchange rate (JPY 1.00 = USD 0.0061091) per the filing (F3).
- Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the Form 4.
- Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-07-28 reporting transactions on July 24 and July 27 — appears to be filed promptly.
Context
The July 24 and July 27 entries are awards under SMFG’s compensation plan (not open-market purchases), so they reflect granted/vested compensation rather than a personal cash buy. The July 27 disposition was an automatic sale under a pre-arranged plan (commonly used to satisfy tax withholding or plan rules); such automatic disposals are routine and do not necessarily indicate a discretionary decision to sell. The filing reports the basic facts; it does not provide additional detail on total post-transaction holdings.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-07-24+1,131→ 58,588 total - Award
Common Stock
[F2]2026-07-27+16,596→ 75,184 total - Disposition to Issuer
Common Stock
[F3]2026-07-27$43.99/sh−2,800$123,172→ 72,384 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The Reporting Person acquired the shares under the Issuer's stock compensation plans on July 24, 2026. The Reporting Person did not make any out-of-pocket cash payment for the shares.
- [F2]The Reporting Person acquired the shares under the Issuer's stock compensation plans when the performance conditions were certified on July 27, 2026. The Reporting Person did not make any out-of-pocket cash payment for the shares.
- [F3]A portion of the shares acquired under the Issuer's stock compensation plan on July 27, 2026 was automatically sold on the same day in accordance with the pre-arranged trading plan under the Issuer's stock compensation plans. The purchase was made in Japanese Yen and the price was converted into U.S. dollars based on the foreign currency exchange rate as of July 27, 2026 (at Japanese Yen 1.00 = U.S. dollar 0.0061091).