Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cot SEC Filings

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. reported that it has released its financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, through a press release furnished as an exhibit. The company is also providing a November 2025 investor presentation for use in meetings with institutional investors and analysts.

In addition, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, representing a 25% increase in the quarterly dividend. This dividend will be paid on December 10, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 1, 2025, highlighting a higher level of ongoing cash returns to shareholders.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC)4,000 RSUs on November 3, 2025. To cover taxes, 1,150 shares were withheld and cancelled at a price of $32.09 under a Section 16b-3 exempt transaction. Following these entries, the reporting person directly holds 114,969 common shares.

The filing notes additional RSUs scheduled to vest: 4,000 on October 31, 2026, 3,000 on October 31, 2027, and a separate RSU grant of 2,334 vesting in full on October 31, 2028. The reporting person is part of a Schedule 13D group via a Stockholders Agreement, but the reported beneficial ownership excludes shares attributed solely due to that agreement.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) reported an insider equity change on a Form 4. On 11/03/2025, the reporting person acquired 2,000 shares of common stock at $0 upon vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs). To satisfy tax obligations tied to the vesting, 659 shares were withheld and cancelled at a value of $32.09 per share.

After these transactions, the reporting person directly holds 3,818 shares of common stock. Derivative holdings show 4,667 RSUs remaining outstanding, with footnotes indicating scheduled vesting tranches of 2,000 (on October 31, 2026), 1,500 (on October 31, 2027), and a separate RSU grant vesting in full on October 31, 2028. The remarks note participation in a Stockholders Agreement and a Schedule 13D group that beneficially owns more than 10% of NGVC, while the shares reported here exclude any deemed ownership from that agreement.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) filed a Form 4 showing routine equity compensation activity. On 11/03/2025, the reporting person acquired 2,000 shares of common stock at $0 upon vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs) and had 593 shares withheld at $32.09 to cover taxes. Direct common stock ownership stood at 13,697 shares after these transactions.

Following the conversions, the person reported 4,667 RSUs outstanding, including 2,000 RSUs vesting on October 31, 2026; 1,500 vesting on October 31, 2027; and a separate 1,167 RSUs tranche that vests in full on October 31, 2028.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. approved discretionary cash bonus awards for three senior executives. The Compensation Committee authorized $365,000 each for Heather Isely (Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary), Elizabeth Isely (Executive Vice President), and Richard Hallé (Chief Financial Officer).

The company states these cash bonuses were discretionary and not paid pursuant to any non‑equity incentive plan. This is an administrative compensation update under Item 5.02.

Raquel M. Isely, a reporting person for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC), had 480 restricted stock units (RSUs) vest on 10/01/2025, with each RSU representing one share and issued at $0 per share. Simultaneously, 157 shares were surrendered and cancelled in an exempt transaction at $40 per share so the issuer would satisfy the reporting person’s federal and state tax withholding obligations related to the vesting. After these transactions, the filing reports the reporting person beneficially owns 11,000 shares, which includes scheduled future RSU vesting of 4,000 on 11/01/2025, 4,000 on 10/31/2026, and 3,000 on 10/31/2027. The reporting person is part of a Schedule 13D group that beneficially owns more than 10% of the issuer's common stock.

Insider sale reported: Isely Lark, affiliated with Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC), reported a sale of 500 shares of the company's common stock on 08/25/2025 at a reported price of $41 per share, leaving a beneficial ownership of 4,182 shares held directly. The Form 4 was signed by Kemper Isely under power of attorney on 08/27/2025.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC) notice reports a proposed sale of 500 shares of common stock through Apex Clearing on the NYSE with an aggregate market value of $20,270. The shares were acquired as an issuer stock grant on 07/30/2012 totaling 49,365 shares received at that time; payment was recorded as N/A. The filer, identified as Lark Isely, previously sold 2,000 shares on 06/11/2025 for $88,520 and 2,000 shares on 08/19/2025 for $80,000. The notice includes a declaration that the seller is not aware of undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.

Natural Grocers insider Isely Lark reported a sale of 2,000 shares of common stock on 08/19/2025 at a price of $40 per share, leaving beneficial ownership of 4,682 shares. The filing was signed by Kemper Isely by power of attorney on 08/21/2025. The report identifies the filer as an officer/other (13D group member) and shows a direct ownership form.