Was Jiro Morisawa’s Honda (HMC) share grant an open-market buy or compensation award?

The 510 Honda shares were a compensation-related award, not an open-market buy. The filing classifies the transaction as a grant or award acquisition held in a director's stock ownership plan.

Honda (HMC) director Jiro Morisawa granted 510 shares in stock plan award

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. director Jiro Morisawa acquired 510 shares of Common Stock on April 1, 2026 as a grant under a director's stock ownership plan. The award was priced at $8.16 per share, based on a purchase price of 1,295.80 Japanese yen converted using the Telegraphic Transfer Middle Rate on the transaction date.

After this grant, Morisawa holds 557 shares indirectly through the director plan and 42,970 shares directly, according to the filing.

Insider Trade Summary

2 transactions reported

Mixed 2 txns

Insider Morisawa Jiro

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	510	$8.16	$4K
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 557 shares (Indirect, Held in director's stock ownership plan); Common Stock — 42,970 shares (Direct)

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Key Figures

Shares granted: 510 shares Grant price: $8.16 per share Yen purchase price: 1,295.80 Japanese yen per share +2 more

5 metrics

Shares granted 510 shares Common Stock grant on April 1, 2026

Grant price $8.16 per share Converted from yen using TTM on transaction date

Yen purchase price 1,295.80 Japanese yen per share Underlying local currency price for grant

Indirect holdings after grant 557 shares Held in director's stock ownership plan after transaction

Direct holdings after transaction 42,970 shares Directly held Common Stock position

Key Terms

director's stock ownership plan, Telegraphic Transfer Middle Rate (TTM), indirect ownership

3 terms

director's stock ownership plan financial

"Held in director's stock ownership plan"

Telegraphic Transfer Middle Rate (TTM) financial

"converted to U.S. dollars using the Telegraphic Transfer Middle Rate (TTM)"

indirect ownership financial

"nature_of_ownership": "Held in director's stock ownership plan"

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

04/16/2026 - 09:42 PM

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Morisawa Jiro

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

MINATOKU, TORANOMON, TORANOMON ALCEA

TOWER 2-2-3

(Street)

TOKYO

JAPAN

105-8404

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

JAPAN

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD [ HMC ]

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

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

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
[TSE: 7267]

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2026

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/01/2026		A		510	A	$8.16⁽¹⁾	557	I	Held in director's stock ownership plan
Common Stock								42,970	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The purchase price is 1,295.80 Japanese yen per share. The purchase price reported has been converted to U.S. dollars using the Telegraphic Transfer Middle Rate (TTM) applicable on the transaction date.

	Takanori Kurisu, Attorney-in-fact	04/01/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

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FAQ

What did Honda (HMC) director Jiro Morisawa report in this Form 4?

Jiro Morisawa reported receiving a grant of 510 shares of Honda Common Stock on April 1, 2026. The shares were acquired through a director's stock ownership plan rather than an open-market purchase.

At what price were the Honda (HMC) shares granted to Jiro Morisawa?

The 510 granted shares were valued at $8.16 per share, converted from 1,295.80 Japanese yen. The conversion used the Telegraphic Transfer Middle Rate applicable on the April 1, 2026 transaction date.

How many Honda (HMC) shares does Jiro Morisawa hold after this transaction?

After the grant, Jiro Morisawa holds 557 Honda shares indirectly through a director stock ownership plan and 42,970 shares directly. These post-transaction holdings are disclosed in the Form 4 filing.

How was the yen purchase price for Honda (HMC) shares converted to U.S. dollars?

The filing states the 1,295.80 Japanese yen per share purchase price was converted to U.S. dollars at $8.16 using the Telegraphic Transfer Middle Rate applicable on the April 1, 2026 transaction date.