Customers Bancorp (CUBI) director receives 895-share stock award

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

BUFORD ROBERT J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Customers Bancorp director Robert J. Buford received 895 shares of Common Stock as compensation. The shares were granted on March 16, 2026 in lieu of cash for his Q1 2026 director fees, at a reference price of $64.72 per share.

After this stock award, Buford directly holds 23,624 Customers Bancorp shares. This is a routine, non-cash equity grant for board service rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider BUFORD ROBERT J

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	895	$64.72	$58K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 23,624 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

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Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

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).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BUFORD ROBERT J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

701 READING AVENUE

(Street)

WEST READING PA 19611

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Customers Bancorp, Inc. [ CUBI ]

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

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2026

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

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

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

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	03/16/2026	03/16/2026	A		895(1)	A	$64.72	23,624	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. This stock was issued to the reporting person in lieu of cash for director compensation for Q1 2026.

Remarks:

	/s/ Robert Buford by Andrew Sachs Under Power of Attorney	03/17/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did Customers Bancorp (CUBI) report for Robert J. Buford?

Customers Bancorp reported that director Robert J. Buford received 895 shares of Common Stock. The shares were granted as director compensation for Q1 2026, rather than bought or sold on the open market.

Was the CUBI Form 4 transaction a stock purchase or a compensation grant?

The Form 4 shows a compensation grant, not a market purchase. Buford received 895 shares of Customers Bancorp stock in lieu of cash for his Q1 2026 director compensation, per the filing footnote.

At what price were Robert J. Buford’s Customers Bancorp shares valued in the grant?

The 895 awarded shares were valued at $64.72 per share. This price is used as the reference value for the non-cash stock compensation, according to the Form 4 transaction details for the March 16, 2026 grant.

How many Customers Bancorp (CUBI) shares does Robert J. Buford hold after this grant?

Following the March 16, 2026 stock award, Robert J. Buford directly holds 23,624 shares of Customers Bancorp Common Stock. This total reflects his position after receiving the 895-share Q1 2026 director compensation grant.

Does the CUBI Form 4 indicate any stock sales by Robert J. Buford?

The Form 4 does not report any stock sales by Robert J. Buford. It only shows an award of 895 shares of Common Stock as non-cash compensation for his Q1 2026 service as a director.