TriMas Corp. (TRS) director and 10% owner Shawn Sedaghat acquired 651 shares of common stock on October 13, 2026, in a grant or award, at a reported price of $38.40 per share. The post-transaction total listed is 4,179,566 shares. Footnotes identify 8,899 shares, including the award, as directly held by Sedaghat and 4,170,667 shares as directly held by Trend International Holding AG; Trend disclaims beneficial ownership of the award shares. A separate 1,883,758-share holding is directly held by Swan Family Office, LLC; Sedaghat may be deemed to beneficially own those shares as its managing member, and both disclaim beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.
TriMas Corp. is the issuer in an amended ownership report in which Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC reported beneficial ownership of 1,419,484 common shares, or 4.0%, as of September 30, 2026. Allspring reported sole voting power over 1,418,525 shares and sole dispositive power over 1,419,484 shares. The shares are owned of record by clients of investment advisers identified in Exhibit A, which have rights to dividends or sale proceeds.
TriMas Corp director Daniel P. Tredwell purchased 63.692 shares of common stock on August 12, 2026 in an open-market or private transaction at a weighted average price of $39.631 per share. Following this trade, he directly holds 63,521.625 shares, plus 7,500 shares held indirectly by his spouse.
TriMas Corporation completed the sale of its Aerospace segment for approximately $1,456.9 million in cash, recognizing a pre-tax gain of $1,040.0 million. Net proceeds were $1,241.8 million, lifting cash and cash equivalents to $1,242.5 million at June 30, 2026 and expanding retained earnings to $917.0 million.
For continuing operations, second-quarter 2026 net sales were $174.6 million, up slightly from 2025, with Specialty Products growing and Packaging modestly lower organically. Operating profit rose to $10.9 million, aided by lower corporate costs but offset by $2.1 million of realignment charges and weaker Specialty Products margins. Six‑month income from continuing operations increased to $15.5 million, while total net income reached $814.2 million including discontinued operations.
The company used its stronger balance sheet to repay revolving credit borrowings, leaving only the $400.0 million senior notes outstanding (long‑term debt net $396.9 million). It also returned capital via $73.5 million of share repurchases and $0.04 per‑share quarterly dividends, with $76.5 million remaining under its buyback authorization. An income tax provision misallocation in early 2026 was corrected as an out‑of‑period adjustment between continuing and discontinued operations without changing total tax expense.
TriMas reported solid continuing-operations results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Net sales were $174.6 million, up 1.6% year-over-year. Operating profit rose to $10.9 million from $7.4 million, while adjusted operating profit increased 29.1% to $14.9 million. Adjusted income from continuing operations reached $19.0 million versus $8.1 million, and adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.52, up 160.0% from $0.20, driven by cost reductions, improved operations, interest income on cash, and a lower share count.
TriMas completed the cash sale of TriMas Aerospace on March 16, 2026, for $1.5 billion, generating approximately $1.2 billion in net after-tax proceeds. As of June 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were $1,242.5 million, Net Debt was $(845.6) million, and the net leverage ratio was 1.8x. Year to date, the company repurchased 1,996,321 shares for $73.5 million, contributing to a 4.7% net reduction in outstanding shares to about 35.9 million, with $76.5 million remaining under its repurchase authorization. Second-quarter Free Cash Flow was a use of $12.9 million versus Free Cash Flow of $7.7 million a year earlier, mainly due to sales and collection timing.
TriMas raised its full‑year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS outlook to a range of $1.60 to $1.70, from the prior $1.50 to $1.70. The company continues to expect 3% to 6% sales growth and more than 300 basis points of adjusted operating margin improvement, supported by cost-out and realignment initiatives that are targeted to deliver approximately $10.5 million of savings in 2026 and $16.0 million on an annualized basis. Packaging sales were essentially flat but achieved better adjusted margins, while Specialty Products delivered 10.2% sales growth with margin pressure from higher raw material costs and temporary manufacturing inefficiencies.
SEDAGHAT SHAWN reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
TriMas Corp director and 10% owner Shawn Sedaghat reported a grant of 615 shares of Common Stock at $40.64 per share. After this award, 4,178,915 shares are reported as directly held, including 4,170,667 held by Trend International Holding AG and 8,248 Director Shares held by Sedaghat personally, and 1,883,758 shares are held indirectly through Swan Family Office, LLC, with each party disclaiming beneficial ownership except for any pecuniary interest.
TriMas Corp director Herbert K. Parker sold shares in a pre-planned trade. On the reported date, he executed an open-market sale of 15,000 shares of TriMas common stock at a weighted average price of $45.031 per share, through multiple trades between $45.000 and $45.120.
After this transaction, Parker directly holds 57,762 TriMas shares. The filing notes that these sales were carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 5, 2026, indicating they were pre-scheduled rather than opportunistic.
TRS submitted a Form 144 notice indicating 15,000 shares of common stock are planned for sale through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. The filing lists an aggregate value of $675,464.83 and shows 35,827,685 shares beneficially owned as of 06/30/2026. The securities listed were granted as restricted stock with vesting entries on 03/11/2021, 03/11/2022, 03/11/2023, 03/11/2024, and 03/14/2025.
TriMas Corp President and CEO Thomas James Snyder reported a tax-related share disposition. On this Form 4, 22,155 shares of common stock were delivered at $43.6000 per share to satisfy tax obligations, classified as a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. Following the transaction, Snyder directly holds 130,284 shares of TriMas common stock.
Trend International Holding and Shawn Sedaghat filed Amendment No. 4 to their Schedule 13D on TriMas Corporation. The amendment updates their reported beneficial ownership percentages after TriMas disclosed 35,827,685 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 23, 2026.
Trend reports beneficial ownership of 4,170,667 shares, or 11.6% of TriMas common stock, all with shared voting and dispositive power. Sedaghat reports beneficial ownership of 6,054,425 shares, or 16.9% of the class, largely held through entities including Trend and Swan, plus 7,633 shares held directly.
The filing explains that the change in reported ownership is due solely to the decrease in TriMas’s outstanding shares, not new share purchases. It also notes Sedaghat’s board compensation in the form of restricted stock units, including a 2,853 RSU grant on March 14, 2026 and a 640 RSU grant on April 14, 2026, both in consideration for his board service.