[Form 4] Capital Southwest Corp Insider Trading Activity
William R. Thomas III, a director of Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC), acquired restricted shares under a director award plan on 08/12/2025. The Form 4 reports the issuance of 2,193 common shares under the Capital Southwest 2021 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Award Plan at a reported price of $0, increasing the reporting person’s direct beneficial ownership to 18,344 shares.
The filing also discloses two indirect holdings of 6,000 shares each held by the reporting person’s son and a substantial indirect position of 571,939 shares owned by Thomas Heritage Partners, Ltd., for which Mr. Thomas, as president and sole manager of Thomas Heritage Company, L.L.C., has sole voting and dispositive power.
- Director alignment via compensation: 2,193 shares were issued under the Capital Southwest 2021 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Award Plan at a reported price of $0.
- Transparent disclosure of indirect holdings: The Form 4 specifies family-held shares (two entries of 6,000 shares) and describes the partnership ownership structure for the large block of 571,939 shares.
- Concentrated indirect control: The reporting person has sole voting and dispositive power over 571,939 shares owned by Thomas Heritage Partners, Ltd.
- Potential complexity in ownership mapping: Multiple indirect holdings (family and partnership) increase the complexity of insider ownership and voting influence disclosure.
Insights
TL;DR: Director received restricted stock; direct ownership modest, while a large indirect stake (571,939 shares) is controlled via an affiliated partnership.
The reported 2,193-share issuance appears to be a standard restricted stock award to a non-employee director, recorded at a $0 price consistent with compensation grants. The director’s disclosed direct stake is 18,344 shares after the grant. Material to investors is the reported 571,939-share indirect position over which Mr. Thomas has sole voting and dispositive authority through an affiliated entity, a fact that affects insider ownership tables and voting dynamics. No derivative transactions were reported.
TL;DR: The filing documents a compensation-related equity grant and highlights concentrated indirect control via a partnership where the director holds sole voting/dispositive power.
This Form 4 shows a routine director award under the 2021 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Award Plan and discloses related-party and partnership holdings. The disclosure that Mr. Thomas has sole voting and dispositive power over 571,939 shares owned by Thomas Heritage Partners, Ltd. is governance-relevant because it clarifies which insider exercises control over a large block of shares. The filing does not indicate open-market purchases or option exercises.