[Form 4] The Marzetti Company Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Thomas K. Pigott, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of The Marzetti Company (MZTI), reported insider transactions dated 08/21/2025. The Form 4 shows an acquisition of 2,973 shares (transaction code A) recorded at $0.0000, which increased beneficial ownership to 17,766 shares, followed by a disposition of 887 shares (transaction code F) at $180.29, leaving 16,879 shares beneficially owned after the transactions.

The filing was signed by Patricia S. Callahan as attorney-in-fact on 08/22/2025. All details in this summary are taken directly from the submitted Form 4 and reflect routine officer-level trading and a grant/acquisition event plus a sale.

Insights

Financial Analyst

TL;DR Routine insider activity: a small acquisition/grant and a partial sale, likely non-material to company valuation.

The Form 4 discloses a 2,973-share acquisition887-share sale at $180.29 by the CFO, leaving 16,879 shares held. The zero-dollar acquisition suggests a grant, option exercise with no incremental cash cost reported, or reporting convention rather than a market purchase; the sale size is modest relative to reported post-transaction holdings. There are no derivative transactions or additional disclosures that would indicate hedging, significant dilution, or material change in insider control. Overall, this transaction set appears routine and not materially impactful to MZTI's capital structure.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR Disclosure is standard and timely; transaction codes and signatures are properly recorded.

The reporting identifies the insider role (VP, CFO, Assistant Secretary), provides transaction dates and codes, and includes an attorney-in-fact signature with date. The presence of a zero-price acquisition alongside a paid disposition is common in periodic equity grant and planned sale activity. There is no indication of a Rule 10b5-1 plan checkbox or other contractual plan in the filing text provided. From a governance perspective, the Form 4 meets basic disclosure expectations but offers no additional material governance developments.

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^*

Pigott, Thomas K.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

380 POLARIS PARKWAY

(Street)

WESTERVILLE OH 43082

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MARZETTI CO [ MZTI ]

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

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	VP, CFO and Asst. Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/21/2025

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	08/21/2025		A		2,973	A	$0.0000	17,766	D
Common Stock	08/21/2025		F		887	D	$180.29	16,879	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:

	Patricia S. Callahan, Attorney-in-Fact	08/22/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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