Hamilton Janice M 4

What Happened

• Janice M. Hamilton, Chief Financial Officer of Ryan Specialty Holdings, was awarded a grant of derivative securities on 2026-05-05 equal to 33,715 shares (reported at $0 acquisition price). This was an equity compensation award (stock options/rights), not a cash purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-05; Form 4 filed 2026-05-06 (timely).
• Amount: 33,715 option-equivalent shares reported as acquired; filing records $0 cash paid at grant.
• Vesting: Options vest in equal amounts on July 1, 2029, 2030 and 2031 and are exercisable 1-for-1 for Class A common stock (per footnote).
• Approval: Grant was approved by the compensation and governance committee (noted for compliance with Rule 16(b)(3)).
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the supplied filing excerpt.
• No indication of sale, exercise, or tax-withholding in this filing.

Context

• This was an option/award grant (derivative); Hamilton did not exercise options or acquire shares for cash at this time. Such grants are a common form of executive compensation and vest over future dates, so they represent potential future share purchases if exercised rather than an immediate market transaction.