McDuffie Brantley 4

What Happened

• McDuffie Brantley, Co‑Head of FI Capital Markets at Stifel Financial (SF), received two derivative equity awards (Form 4 code A) on 2026-02-27: 10,533 units at $74.05 (value $779,969) and 13,504 units at $74.05 (value $999,971), for a total of 24,037 units valued at $1,779,940. These were awards of derivative units (rights to receive shares subject to vesting), not open‑market purchases.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-27; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-03 (filed within the typical 2-business-day window).
• Price used to compute value: $74.05 per share.
• Units granted: 10,533 ($779,969) and 13,504 ($999,971); total 24,037 units, total value $1,779,940.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing details.
• Footnotes: F1 — totals adjusted for the 3-for-2 stock split payable Feb 26, 2026; F2 — one grant vests 20% annually over 5 years; F4 — the other vests 10% annually over 10 years; F3 — no expiration date for these units.
• Transaction type: A = Award/Grant (derivative securities subject to vesting).

Context

• These awards are compensation/retention grants that vest over time and do not indicate an immediate purchase or sale; purchases are generally a clearer signal of insider confidence. The vesting schedules mean any shares or value will be realized gradually according to the terms above.