[Form 4] First Mid Bancshares, Inc. Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

First Mid Bancshares (FMBH) Form 4: Clay M. Dean, CEO of subsidiary First Mid Insurance Group, sold 1,552.6512 common shares on 08/06/2025 at $37.6391 each (≈ $58.4 k). After the transaction, his direct stake is 11,229.4164 shares; he also holds 3,924.3618 shares via a 401k and 4,159.0485 shares via a deferred-comp plan, for total beneficial ownership of roughly 19.3 k shares. The sale represents about 8 % of his aggregate holdings. No derivative activity or additional transactions were reported.

Positive

• None.

Negative

• Insider sale: Officer Clay M. Dean disposed of 1,552.6512 shares (~8 % of his total holdings) at $37.64, which may be viewed as a mild bearish signal.

Insights

Financial Analyst

TL;DR: Minor insider sale—≈8 % of holdings; likely portfolio rebalancing, not a strong directional signal for FMBH.

Dean’s $58 k sale marginally reduces direct exposure while leaving a sizable remaining stake, suggesting routine liquidity or diversification needs. Volume is negligible versus FMBH’s average daily trading and market cap, so market impact should be minimal. Absence of accompanying negative news or 10b5-1 plan disclosure keeps the event neutral. Investors may monitor future filings for trend confirmation but need not adjust valuation assumptions on this data point alone.

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^*

Dean Clay M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1421 CHARLESTON AVE

(Street)

MATTOON IL 61938

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC. [ FMBH ]

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

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	CEO-First Mid Insurance Group

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2025

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	08/06/2025		S		1,552.6512	D	$37.6391	11,229.4164	D
Common Stock								3,924.3618	I	By 401k
Common Stock								4,159.0485	I	By Deferred Compensation Plan

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:

	/s/ Matthew K. Smith, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Dean	08/07/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

How many FMBH shares did Clay M. Dean sell?

He sold 1,552.6512 common shares.

At what price were the shares sold?

The shares were sold at $37.6391 per share.

What is Dean’s remaining direct ownership in FMBH after the sale?

He now directly owns 11,229.4164 shares.

How many FMBH shares does Dean hold indirectly?

He holds 3,924.3618 shares via a 401k and 4,159.0485 via a deferred compensation plan.

When did the insider transaction occur?

The transaction date was 08/06/2025.

Were any derivative securities involved?

No derivative transactions were reported in this Form 4.