Post Holdings Director Dorothy Burwell Receives 133-Share Award

What Happened
Dorothy M. Burwell, a director of Post Holdings, received an award of 133.287 stock-equivalent shares (derivative securities) on August 31, 2026, at a reported per-share value of $83.36, totaling about $11,111. This was not a market purchase or sale but a compensation deferral credited under the company’s director deferred compensation plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-31; Form 4 filed 2026-09-02 (timely).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Acquisition (A) of derivative securities (stock equivalents).
• Shares/units acquired: 133.287 units at $83.36 per unit; total reported value ≈ $11,111.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnotes:
  • Retainers for non-management directors are deferred into Post Holdings stock equivalents and are credited administratively after the month earned; value is paid in cash upon leaving the board.
  • The stock equivalents have no fixed exercise or expiration dates.

Context
This is a routine director compensation deferral (stock-equivalent award), not an open-market buy or sell. Stock equivalents typically reflect compensation and are paid in cash when the director departs the board, so they do not necessarily signal insider sentiment about the company’s stock price.