Stagwell Inc: director Eli Samaha received 2,457 shares

What happened

• Eli Samaha, a director, received 2,457 shares of fully vested Class A common stock as an award/grant (transaction code A) at a price of $8.14 per share, for a total reported value of $20,000. The transaction date was Oct 1, 2026 and the Form 4 was filed Oct 2, 2026.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 1, 2026; $8.14 per share.
• Shares acquired: 2,457; total value reported: $20,000.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the filing.
• Footnote 1: shares were issued under the issuer's non-employee director compensation policy; number of shares was calculated by dividing a $20,000 fee by the closing price of the Class A common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of payment.
• Footnote 2: the shares are held by funds managed by Madison Avenue Partners, LP; the reporting person is the managing partner and disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of a pecuniary interest.
• Filing date: Oct 2, 2026; the filing is not marked late.

Why it may matter

• This was an award of shares issued as director compensation (not a market purchase).
• The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.