Hammes Gregory P. 4

What Happened

• Gregory P. Hammes, a Trustee of Sterling Real Estate Trust, acquired a total of 340.954 shares on 2026-07-15. The filing shows three acquisitions: 18.146 shares at $24.22 (≈ $439), 7.808 shares at $24.22 (≈ $189), and 315 shares issued at $0 (no cash value reported). These transactions are recorded as grants/awards (Form 4 code A).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-15; Form 4 filed 2026-07-16 (timely).
• Breakdown: 18.146 shares @ $24.22 (≈ $439); 7.808 shares @ $24.22 (≈ $189); 315 shares @ $0 (≈ $0).
• Total shares acquired: 340.954; total value for priced shares ≈ $628.
• Footnotes: F1 indicates some shares were acquired under the dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP); F2 indicates shares issued under the Trustee Compensation Plan.
• Shares owned after the transactions are not specified in the provided filing.

Context

• These acquisitions were compensation and dividend-reinvestment transactions, not open-market purchases. Such awards and DRIP issuances are routine forms of compensation and dividend handling and do not by themselves signal a personal buy/sell decision by the insider.