WELCH JOHN K 4

What Happened John K. Welch, a director of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), received an award of 123 shares on 2026-04-01. The reported acquisition price is $393.32 per share, for a total value of approximately $48,378. This transaction is recorded as an award/acquisition (code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-01; Filing date: 2026-04-03 (filed within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 window).
• Shares granted: 123 at $393.32 per share; total reported value ≈ $48,378.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: Shares were deferred into a stock unit account pursuant to the Huntington Ingalls 2022 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan; transaction is exempt under Rule 16b-3.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding sale, or immediate disposition reported.

Context This was a routine equity award under the company's long-term incentive plan and reflects compensation/deferral for a director rather than an open-market buy or sell. Such grants are common for directors and are not by themselves a clear signal of personal trading sentiment.