BARTOLACCI JOSEPH C 4

What Happened Joseph C. Bartolacci, a director of Federated Hermes, Inc. (FHI), received a grant/award of 2,000 shares on 2026-05-01. The Form 4 reports the shares at $0.00 per share (transaction code A for award/grant), so no cash purchase was made as part of this transaction.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-01; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-04 (filed within the required reporting window).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares acquired: 2,000; reported price: $0.00; reported cash paid: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in this filing.
• Remarks: Power of Attorney dated August 30, 2022 is incorporated by reference.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or immediate sale noted in the filing.

Context Equity awards to directors are commonly part of compensation and do not represent an open-market purchase or sale—so they’re generally less informative about the director’s short‑term view of the stock. Retail investors should view this as routine compensation disclosure rather than a direct bullish or bearish signal.