Molten Donald C Jr. 4

What Happened

• Donald C. Molten Jr., a director of SIFCO Industries, Inc. (SIF), was granted 15,000 restricted shares on January 28, 2026. The transaction is reported as an award/acquisition at $0.00 per share (reported value $0).
• This is a restricted stock award (not an open-market purchase or sale). Restrictions on the shares will lapse on the day immediately preceding the one-year anniversary of the award.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-28; price: $0.00 per share; shares awarded: 15,000.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: (1) Restriction to lapse the day before the one-year anniversary of the award. (2) Shares are held in a trust (First Restatement of Declaration of Trust, Mar 6, 2013) with Donald C. Molten Jr. as trustee.
• Filing timeliness: Reported on Form 4 filed Jan 30, 2026 (timely filed within the normal two-business-day window).

Context

• Restricted share awards like this are a form of compensation/retention and do not represent an immediate cash purchase or sale; they become freely tradable only after restrictions lapse.
• Such awards align insider compensation with shareholder value but do not, by themselves, indicate the insider’s view of near-term stock performance.