[Form 4] SpartanNash Co Insider Trading Activity
SpartanNash Co (SPTN) director M. Shan Atkins reported a non-sale transfer of company stock on 09/15/2025. The Form 4 shows a gift of 4,033 shares of Common Stock to a charitable trust, recorded with a transaction code "G" and a price of $0.00, meaning the shares were transferred without consideration. After the transfer the reporting person is shown as beneficially owning 65,318.42 shares. The filing states the reporting person has no pecuniary interest in the shares held by the charitable trust. The form is signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of the reporting person on 09/16/2025.
- Transaction clearly disclosed with transaction code "G" and zero consideration, consistent with a charitable gift
- Reporting person states no pecuniary interest in shares held by the charitable trust, clarifying beneficiary status
- Form appears timely and properly executed (signed by attorney-in-fact on 09/16/2025)
- None.
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TL;DR: Director transferred 4,033 shares to a charitable trust; reported ownership remained after the transfer.
The filing documents a non-sale transfer coded as a gift (code "G") of 4,033 SpartanNash common shares on 09/15/2025. The shares were transferred at $0.00, consistent with a charitable gift, and the filer disclaims any pecuniary interest in the trust-held shares. From a reporting perspective this is a routine Section 16 disclosure showing a change in beneficial ownership, not an open-market sale. The remaining beneficial ownership is reported as 65,318.42 shares, which is the relevant post-transaction stake to track for insider holdings.
TL;DR: This is a standard insider gift disclosure with explicit no-pecuniary-interest language.
The Form 4 properly records a gift to a charitable trust and includes the required statement that the reporting person has no pecuniary interest in those trust-held shares. The signature via attorney-in-fact and timely filing indicate procedural compliance. There is no indication of unusual transfer structure or conditional retention in the disclosed text.