Rice E. John Jr 4

What Happened

• Rice E. John Jr, a director of Walker & Dunlop, was granted 3,096 shares of restricted common stock on 2026-05-19. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 because these are compensation shares (award), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-19; Filing date: 2026-05-21 (Form 4 filed within the typical 2-business-day window).
• Amount: 3,096 shares granted; reported acquisition price $0.00.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: Grant is under the Walker & Dunlop, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan; the restricted shares vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date.
• Transaction type code: A (award/grant).

Context

• These are restricted stock awards that vest after one year, so the recipient cannot immediately sell them; they are a form of compensation/retention rather than a market purchase. Such grants align executive/board incentives with shareholders but do not by themselves indicate a director buying or selling shares in the open market.