Fine Marc D 4

What Happened

• Marc D. Fine, a director of German American Bancorp, Inc. (GABC), was granted 1,168 restricted shares on 2026-06-29 as an annual non-employee director equity award. The shares were issued at $0.00 per share (award, code A) and have no immediate cash value to the reporting person.
• This is a grant/award (not a purchase or sale) and is part of the company’s non-employee director compensation program.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-29; Form 4 filed: 2026-07-01.
• Instrument: Common stock (restricted); Shares granted: 1,168; Price per share: $0.00; Total reported value: $0 (award).
• Vesting: The restricted stock vests on July 1, 2027 (see footnote F1).
• Footnote: Award issued pursuant to the issuer’s non-employee director compensation arrangements.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Timeliness: Form filed shortly after the transaction date; filing appears timely (no late filing flag indicated).

Context

• Restricted stock awards to directors are a routine part of non-employee director compensation and do not represent an open-market purchase or sale. Such awards typically cannot be sold or transferred until they vest.
• These grants are informative about compensation practices but should not be interpreted as a direct market-confidence signal like an open-market purchase.