VERITY WILLIAM W 4

What Happened
William W. Verity, a director of American Financial Group, received an award of 1,299 restricted shares on June 1, 2026. The shares were granted as restricted stock (transaction code A) at $0.00 per share (grant = $0 reported). This is a compensation/retention award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-01; filing date: 2026-06-02 (filed within the normal 2-business-day SEC window).
• Type: Award/Grant of restricted stock (Form 4 transaction code A).
• Shares granted: 1,299; reported acquisition price: $0.00 (grant).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing extract.
• Footnote: F1 — Grant issued under the Company's Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan.
• No indication in this filing of tax withholding, immediate sale, or a 10b5-1 plan.

Context
Restricted stock grants are commonly used as compensation and are typically subject to vesting and transfer restrictions; they do not necessarily signal buying or selling intent by the insider. Because this is an award (not a market purchase or sale), it’s primarily a compensation/retention event rather than a direct bullish or bearish trading signal.