Ball Russell David 4

What Happened
Russell David Ball, a director of Compass Minerals International, received an award of 5,032 restricted stock units (reported as a $0 acquisition) on 2026-03-05. This was an annual director grant (derivative award), not an open-market purchase or sale, and the filing was submitted on 2026-03-09.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-05; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-09 (timely within the standard 2 business-day window).
• Security: Restricted stock units (derivative award) — 5,032 RSUs; acquisition price reported as $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: RSUs vest on the earlier of (a) the day before the issuer’s next annual meeting (if that meeting is at least 50 weeks from the grant) or (b) the first anniversary of the grant date.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding sale, or late-filing flag noted in the excerpt.

Context
Director RSU grants are routine compensation and do not represent an immediate market purchase or sale; shares (or value) will be realized only upon vesting per the schedule above. Because this is an award rather than a purchase or sale, it should be viewed as part of regular director pay rather than a direct signal of trading sentiment.