B&G Foods EVP granted 10,886 shares in award fix

B&G Foods EVP & President of Specialty Ellen M. Schum received a compensation-related award of 10,886 shares of common stock on April 7, 2026.

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B&G Foods EVP & President of Specialty Ellen M. Schum received a compensation-related award of 10,886 shares of common stock on April 7, 2026. The award corrects an earlier error in shares granted under 2023–2025 performance share long-term incentive awards. To cover related tax obligations, 3,729 shares were withheld at $5.18 per share, leaving Schum with 172,708 directly held shares after the transactions, a net increase in ownership from this incentive adjustment rather than an open-market trade.

Insider Trade Summary

2 transactions reported

Mixed 2 txns

Insider Schum Ellen M

Role EVP & PRES OF SPECIALTY

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	10,886	$0.00	$0.00
Exercise Price or Tax Liability	Common Stock	3,729	$5.18	$19K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 172,708 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (2)

1. F1. Represents the gross number of additional shares of common stock awarded to the reporting person in connection with the satisfaction of applicable performance goals under the 2023 to 2025 performance share long-term incentive awards to correct an error in the number of shares that should have been awarded to the reporting person on March 2, 2026. The actual number of additional shares issued was reduced by the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. See footnote 2.
2. F2. Represents shares of common stock withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations relating to the additional shares of common stock awarded for the 2023 to 2025 performance share long-term incentive awards.

Key Figures

Share grant: 10,886 shares Tax withholding shares: 3,729 shares Withholding price: $5.18 per share +2 more

5 metrics

Share grant 10,886 shares Common stock award correcting 2023–2025 performance shares

Tax withholding shares 3,729 shares Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations on award

Withholding price $5.18 per share Value used for tax-withholding disposition

Post-transaction holdings 172,708 shares Directly owned common stock after Form 4 transactions

Net shares added 7,157 shares Grant minus tax-withheld shares from this award adjustment

Key Terms

performance share long-term incentive awards, tax withholding obligations, grant, award, or other acquisition, tax-withholding disposition

4 terms

performance share long-term incentive awards financial

"in connection with the satisfaction of applicable performance goals under the 2023 to 2025 performance share long-term incentive awards"

tax withholding obligations financial

"reduced by the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations"

grant, award, or other acquisition financial

"transaction code description: Grant, award, or other acquisition"

tax-withholding disposition financial

"transaction_action: tax-withholding disposition"

A tax-withholding disposition is an event or transaction—such as selling or transferring securities, exercising options, or receiving compensation—that triggers a requirement to hold back part of the payment and remit it to tax authorities. It matters to investors because it reduces the cash they receive immediately and can change the timing and amount of taxable income, like a cashier taking a portion of your sale proceeds to pay taxes before you get the rest.

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What insider transaction did B&G Foods (BGS) report for Ellen M. Schum?

B&G Foods reported that EVP & President of Specialty Ellen M. Schum received a grant of 10,886 shares of common stock tied to 2023–2025 performance share awards. Part of this award was immediately withheld in shares to satisfy related tax obligations.

How many B&G Foods shares were awarded and withheld in this Form 4?

Ellen M. Schum was awarded 10,886 shares of B&G Foods common stock and 3,729 of those shares were withheld to cover tax obligations. The withholding reflects a non-market tax payment mechanism, not an open-market sale of existing holdings.

Why did Ellen M. Schum receive additional B&G Foods shares for 2023–2025 performance awards?

The additional shares were granted to correct an error in the number of shares that should have been awarded under 2023–2025 performance share long-term incentive awards. This adjustment aligns her equity compensation with previously established performance goals.

Did this B&G Foods Form 4 involve any open-market buying or selling of shares?

No open-market trades occurred. The filing shows a compensation-related share grant and a tax-withholding disposition where 3,729 shares were withheld at $5.18 per share to satisfy tax liabilities tied to the new award, rather than being sold in the market.

What is Ellen M. Schum’s B&G Foods share ownership after these transactions?

After the grant and tax withholding, Ellen M. Schum directly holds 172,708 shares of B&G Foods common stock. This reflects a net increase in her equity position from the performance-based award correction described in the Form 4 filing.

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Accepted by SEC EDGAR 04/09/2026 - 04:33 PM Learn about SEC filing dates

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Schum Ellen M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O B&G FOODS, INC.

8 SYLVAN WAY

(Street)

PARSIPPANY NEW JERSEY 07054

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
B&G Foods, Inc. [ BGS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	EVP & PRES OF SPECIALTY

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/07/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	04/07/2026		A		10,886(1)	A	$0	176,437	D
Common Stock	04/07/2026		F		3,729(2)	D	$5.18	172,708	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the gross number of additional shares of common stock awarded to the reporting person in connection with the satisfaction of applicable performance goals under the 2023 to 2025 performance share long-term incentive awards to correct an error in the number of shares that should have been awarded to the reporting person on March 2, 2026. The actual number of additional shares issued was reduced by the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. See footnote 2.

2. Represents shares of common stock withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations relating to the additional shares of common stock awarded for the 2023 to 2025 performance share long-term incentive awards.

	/s/ Scott E. Lerner as attorney-in-fact for Ellen M. Schum	04/09/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)