Cummins Neil A. 4

What Happened

• Neil A. Cummins, a director of Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (LFT), was granted 12,222 shares as an award/award acquisition on May 26, 2026.
• The shares were reported at $1.13 each, for a total reported value of $13,750. This grant is reported as director fees paid in stock (footnote F1), i.e., compensation rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-26; Filing date: 2026-05-27 (filed timely).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Acquisition (A). Price per share: $1.13. Shares acquired: 12,222. Total value: $13,750.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: F1 indicates these shares represent director fees paid in stock.
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or late filing in the disclosed information.

Context

• This was a compensation-related award for a director, which is routine and does not by itself signal the insider buying shares on the open market. Purchases can be more informative about insider sentiment; compensation grants typically reflect board pay arrangements.