Buffamante Thomas E 4

What Happened

• Thomas Buffamante, a director of ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC (ARTW), was granted 1,000 shares of fully vested restricted stock on 2026-02-28. The shares were awarded at $0.00 per share (total value recorded as $0 in the filing) under a director compensation plan. This was an award/grant (transaction code A), not a purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-28; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-03-02.
• Price per share: $0.00; Shares granted: 1,000; Total cash paid: $0.
• Shares owned following the transaction: not specified in this Form 4.
• Footnote: Grant "represents fully-vested restricted stock granted pursuant to the director compensation plan" (F1).
• Timeliness: Form 4 was filed 2026-03-02; the filing does not indicate a late report.

Context

• This is routine director compensation: fully vested restricted shares mean the director has immediate ownership rights (subject to company policies and trading windows). Such awards are common and reflect pay practices rather than a direct buy/sell signal about the insider’s market view.