ERB THOMAS C 4
4 · Post Holdings, Inc. · Filed May 4, 2026
Research Summary
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Post Holdings (POST) Director Thomas C. Erb Receives Award of 106 Shares
What Happened
Thomas C. Erb, a director of Post Holdings, received a grant/award of 106.07 stock-equivalent shares (derivative) on April 30, 2026. The award was priced at $104.75 per share for a reported value of $11,111. This was an award under the company’s non-management director deferred compensation plan, not an open-market purchase or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-04-30
- Transaction type: Award/Grant (derivative stock equivalents) — 106.07 shares @ $104.75 = $11,111 (reported)
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the Form 4 filing
- Footnotes of note:
- F1: Director retainers are deferred into Post Holdings stock equivalents under the Deferred Compensation Plan; equivalents are credited soon after the retainer month and paid in cash one-for-one upon board separation.
- F2: These stock equivalents have no fixed exercisable or expiration dates.
- Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed 2026-05-04 for a 2026-04-30 transaction (filed within the two-business-day SEC window).
Context
This was a routine director retainer deferral into stock equivalents rather than a market purchase or sale. Stock equivalents represent a deferred cash entitlement (paid in cash upon leaving the board) and do not necessarily reflect an immediate change in economic exposure like a purchase or sale would. For retail investors, such director deferrals are common compensation mechanics and are not direct indicators of personal bullish or bearish trading.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Post Holdings, Inc. Stock Equivalents
[F1][F2]2026-04-30$104.75/sh+106.07$11,111→ 6,852.893 total→ Common Stock (106.07 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Reporting Person's retainers earned as a Director of Issuer are deferred into Post Holdings, Inc. stock equivalents under the Issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Management Directors. Reporting Person is credited with stock equivalents as soon as administratively practicable following the month in which such retainer is earned. The value of these stock equivalents is distributed (on a one-for-one basis) in the form of cash upon separation from the Board of Directors.
- [F2]The stock equivalents have no fixed exercisable or expiration dates.