Atkinson Michelle Marie 4
4 · Post Holdings, Inc. · Filed May 4, 2026
Research Summary
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Post Holdings Director Michelle Atkinson Receives Stock Award
What Happened
- Michelle Marie Atkinson, a director of Post Holdings, received an award of 106.07 stock equivalents valued at $104.75 each, totaling $11,111. The transaction is reported as an award/acquisition (code A) dated 2026-04-30 and recorded as a derivative grant (stock equivalents), not an open-market purchase or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-04-30; per-share value reported: $104.75; total value: $11,111.
- Instrument: 106.07 stock equivalents (derivative), reported as an award/grant.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the filing.
- Footnotes: (1) Director retainers are deferred into Post stock equivalents under the Non-Management Directors Deferred Compensation Plan and credited after the month earned; (2) the stock equivalents have no fixed exercisable or expiration dates and are paid out in cash upon separation from the board.
- Filing timing: Form 4 was filed 2026-05-04 for a 2026-04-30 transaction (filed 4 days after the transaction), which may exceed the typical two-business-day Form 4 reporting window.
Context
- These were stock equivalents from a deferred compensation arrangement, meaning Atkinson did not receive freely tradable common shares but a credited cash-equivalent tied to Post's stock value that will be paid in cash upon departure from the board. Such awards are routine director compensation and do not necessarily signal a personal buy or sell decision.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Atkinson Michelle Marie
Director
Transactions
- Award
Post Holdings, Inc. Stock Equivalents
[F1][F2]2026-04-30$104.75/sh+106.07$11,111→ 167.671 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.
Signature
/s/ Diedre J. Gray, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-05-04