Nomad Foods (NOMD) CFO Ruben Baldew Buys 28,290 Shares

What Happened Ruben Baldew, Chief Financial Officer of Nomad Foods (NOMD), acquired 28,290 ordinary shares on August 19, 2026 at $11.85 per share, for a total reported cost of $335,231. The transaction is reported as a purchase (code P), an open-market acquisition rather than a sale or option exercise.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: Aug 19, 2026 — 28,290 shares at $11.85 each (total $335,231).
• Filing date / report period: Form 4 filed Aug 21, 2026; report covers transaction dated Aug 19, 2026. No late filing flag indicated.
• Shares owned after transaction: total shares held after this purchase are not specified in the transaction line.
• Notable footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: Filing discloses 184,991 Restricted Share Units (RSUs) that will vest on June 17, 2027.
  • F2–F3: Certain options are tied to a co-investment/sub-plan and to share-price performance targets during May 7, 2026–May 7, 2031; vesting (if achieved) occurs no earlier than May 7, 2029 and may be reduced pro rata depending on performance.
  • F4–F7: Performance Share Units (PSUs) are contingent rights to receive ordinary shares and vest (if earned) on Feb 28 of 2027, 2028, or 2029 depending on the grant.

Context This was a straightforward open-market purchase (code P). Purchases by executives can be interpreted by some investors as a positive signal, but they do not alone prove future company performance. The filing includes several outstanding incentive awards (RSUs, PSUs, and performance-tied options) with multi-year vesting and performance conditions described in the footnotes.