Calhoun Kirk A. 4

What Happened

Kirk A. Calhoun, a director of SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC (SBSI), made an open-market purchase of 300 common shares on February 3, 2026. The shares were acquired at $33.15 per share for a total transaction value of $9,945. This was a purchase (buy) rather than a sale, which some investors view as a modestly bullish signal from an insider.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-03 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-02-04, accession 0002021866-26-000001)
• Transaction type: Open-market purchase (code P)
• Price per share: $33.15
• Shares purchased: 300
• Total value: $9,945
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt
• Notable footnotes: None indicated in the provided data (no 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or gift noted)
• Timeliness: Filing posted the next day (appears promptly reported)

Context

Open-market purchases by directors are factual signals that may indicate confidence, but they are small in size here and should be weighed with other information (company fundamentals, larger insider activity). There is no indication this involved an option exercise, gift, or other special circumstance.