[144] Compass Minerals International, Inc. SEC Filing

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP) filed a Form 144 notifying a proposed sale of 9,674 common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney on the NYSE with an aggregate market value of $180,508.13. The filing shows the shares to be sold represent a small fraction of the company's outstanding shares (41,688,657). The securities were originally acquired as restricted stock in three grants dated 10/15/2024 (6,427 shares), 01/13/2024 (849 shares), and 10/15/2023 (2,398 shares). No sales by the reporting person in the prior three months were reported. The filer affirms no undisclosed material adverse information.

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Small insider sale filed for 9,674 shares via Morgan Stanley; appears routine and immaterial relative to outstanding shares.

The Form 144 notifies a proposed sale of 9,674 common shares valued at $180,508.13, scheduled through Morgan Stanley on the NYSE. Compared with 41.69 million shares outstanding, the position is minimal and unlikely to affect market supply or company valuation materially. The shares originated from restricted stock grants across 2023–2024, indicating this is disposals of vested/vesting compensation rather than sale of long-held large blocks. No prior three-month sales were reported, and the filer certifies absence of undisclosed material adverse information.

Corporate Governance Specialist

TL;DR: Filing documents routine executive/employee disposition of restricted stock; compliance representation included.

The filing follows Rule 144 procedures for selling restricted-share compensation through a broker-dealer. It documents acquisition dates and quantities for transparency and includes the required certification that the seller is not aware of undisclosed material information. Given the small size relative to total shares outstanding and absence of recent sales, this notice appears to be a standard compliance step rather than a governance red flag.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

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Submission Contact Information
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144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

Phone

Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

Relationship to Issuer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services 1 New York Plaza 8th Floor New York NY 10004	9674	180508.13	41688657	08/19/2025	NYSE

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	10/15/2024	Restricted Stock	Issuer			6427	10/15/2024	Not Applicable
Common	10/15/2023	Restricted Stock	Issuer			2398	10/15/2023	Not Applicable
Common	01/13/2024	Restricted Stock	Issuer			849	01/13/2024	Not Applicable

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks

Date of Notice

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)