Director James M. Kilts boosts Simply Good Foods (SMPL) stake with 80,000-share buy
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Simply Good Foods Co director James M. Kilts reported an open-market purchase of 80,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $12.3935 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $12.24 to $12.50. Following this purchase, he directly holds 172,854 shares of common stock. He also reports indirect holdings of 895,157 shares through an LLC and related family trusts and 2,715,513 shares through an investment limited partnership, with beneficial ownership of some of these indirect holdings disclaimed except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
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Insider Trade Summary
Net Buyer: 80,000 shares ($991,480)
Net Buy
3 txns
Insider
KILTS JAMES M
Role
null
Bought
80,000 shs ($991K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Common Stock | 80,000 | $12.3935 | $991K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 172,854 shares (Direct, null);
Common Stock — 2,715,513 shares (Indirect, By Limited Partnership)
Footnotes (1)
- The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $12.24 to $12.50, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any stockholder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. Represents shares held indirectly by an investment limited partnership of which the Reporting Person and his spouse are the co-general partners. Represents shares of common stock held by an LLC owned by the Reporting Person and his spouse with passive interests in that LLC, owned by irrevocable family trusts, of which the Reporting Person and/or his spouse serve as trustees. The Reporting Person is the Manager of the LLC, and the Reporting Person continues to exercise investment control over the Reported Securities but disclaims beneficial ownership of the Reported Securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Key Figures
Open-market purchase: 80,000 shares
Weighted average price: $12.3935 per share
Purchase price range: $12.24–$12.50 per share
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7 metrics
Open-market purchase
80,000 shares
Common Stock bought on 2026-04-23
Weighted average price
$12.3935 per share
Price for 80,000-share purchase
Purchase price range
$12.24–$12.50 per share
Range of individual transaction prices
Direct holdings after transaction
172,854 shares
Common Stock directly owned by Kilts
Indirect LLC/trust holdings
895,157 shares
Held via LLC and irrevocable family trusts
Indirect limited partnership holdings
2,715,513 shares
Held by investment limited partnership
Net buy shares
80,000 shares
Net buy direction in transaction summary
Key Terms
open-market purchase, weighted average price, investment limited partnership, irrevocable family trusts, +1 more
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open-market purchase financial
"transaction_action: "open-market purchase""
An open-market purchase is when an investor or a company buys shares on a public stock exchange at the going market price, rather than through a private deal. It matters to investors because these purchases change how many shares are available, can push the stock price up or signal confidence from large buyers, and often affect per-share metrics like earnings—think of it like someone buying lots of apples off a grocery shelf, reducing supply and potentially raising the price.
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
investment limited partnership financial
"Represents shares held indirectly by an investment limited partnership"
irrevocable family trusts financial
"owned by irrevocable family trusts, of which the Reporting Person"
pecuniary interest financial
"disclaims beneficial ownership of the Reported Securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein."
FAQ
What insider transaction did SMPL director James M. Kilts report?
James M. Kilts reported buying 80,000 SMPL common shares in an open-market transaction. The weighted average purchase price was $12.3935 per share, with trades executed between $12.24 and $12.50, increasing his directly held stake to 172,854 shares.
What indirect Simply Good Foods (SMPL) holdings are associated with James M. Kilts?
He reports 895,157 SMPL shares held indirectly through an LLC and related irrevocable family trusts, and 2,715,513 shares held by an investment limited partnership. The filing notes he disclaims beneficial ownership of certain indirect shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
What does the weighted average price mean in the SMPL insider purchase?
The weighted average price of $12.3935 reflects multiple SMPL share purchases executed between $12.24 and $12.50. Instead of listing each individual trade, the filing aggregates them, and the reporting person offers to provide full breakdowns upon request to investors or regulators.