Fuller H.B. Co (FUL) Director Thomas W. Handley Buys 2,000 Shares

What Happened
Thomas W. Handley, a director of Fuller H. B. Co (FUL), made an open-market purchase of 2,000 shares on 2026-09-28 at $49.41 per share, for a total of approximately $98,820. This was a straightforward buy (transaction code P), representing an acquisition rather than a sale or option exercise.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-28; Filed with the SEC: 2026-09-30.
• Price and amount: 2,000 shares at $49.41 each; total ≈ $98,820.
• Transaction type: Open-market purchase (P).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnotes in the filing:
  • F1: Certain units convert into common shares on a 1-for-1 basis.
  • F2: Some units convert to shares upon retirement, death, disability or certain events, subject to holding periods.
  • F3: Amounts include stock units from a dividend-equivalent feature of the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan.
• No option exercises, gifts, or tax-withholding reported in this transaction.
• The filing covers the 9/28 trade and was submitted to the SEC on 9/30; the filing itself does not flag a late-reporting notation.

Context
This was a direct purchase by a company director. Purchases by insiders can draw attention because they are cash investments in the company, but they do not reveal the insider’s motivations or guarantee future stock performance. The footnotes indicate some of the director's reported holdings include convertible stock units and dividend-equivalent units under the directors' deferred compensation plan.