[Form 4] SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/ Insider Trading Activity
Insider acquisition of Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN) common stock by director Richard L. Koontz Jr. The filing reports a transaction dated 10/01/2025 in which 37.2578 shares of common stock were acquired at a price of $13.42 per share. The filing states the shares were received in lieu of director fees, and it lists 59,921.4053 as the amount of securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction. The Form 4 was signed by Christopher E. French as attorney-in-fact for Richard L. Koontz Jr.
The report is a routine Section 16 disclosure documenting compensation-paid-in-stock to a director. It does not include other transactions, changes in control, or derivative activity beyond this non-derivative share acquisition noted on the form.
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TL;DR: Director received a small equity payment as compensation; this is a routine disclosure with limited market impact.
The Form 4 documents a non-derivative acquisition of 37.2578 common shares at $13.42 on 10/01/2025, described as shares received in lieu of director fees. The post-transaction beneficial ownership is reported as 59,921.4053 shares. This type of in-kind compensation is common for board members and typically has minimal effect on company capitalization or investor valuation given the modest size of the issuance relative to total outstanding shares (total shares outstanding not provided in the filing).
TL;DR: Routine governance disclosure showing director compensation settled in equity; regulatory filing appears complete and properly signed.
The filing clearly identifies the reporting person as a director and discloses the nature of the transaction as shares received in lieu of director fees. The Form 4 is executed by an attorney-in-fact, which is permissible when properly authorized. There are no indications of unusual compensation arrangements or related-party transactions beyond standard director fee conversion.