Ramsey Randall C. 4

What Happened

• Randall C. Ramsey, a director of Arts Way Manufacturing Co., was granted and acquired 1,000 shares of restricted stock on 2026-02-28. The Form 4 reports an acquisition price of $0 and a total reported value of $0 for this award.
• This transaction is a compensation award (not an open-market purchase or sale) and therefore is routine director compensation rather than a direct market bet.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-28; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-02 (appears filed within the normal reporting window).
• Transaction type/code: A — Award/Grant/Acquisition of shares.
• Shares involved: 1,000 restricted shares; reported acquisition price $0; total shown $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided transaction summary.
• Footnote: F1 — These are fully-vested restricted shares granted pursuant to the director compensation plan.
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding sale, or late filing noted in the filing summary provided.

Context

• Awards of restricted stock to directors are common as compensation and do not necessarily signal a personal buying or selling decision. Because these shares are reported as fully vested, the director has ownership immediately, but the reported $0 acquisition price reflects the form of compensation reporting rather than market value.