Westrock Coffee COO gets stock grant, shares withheld

Westrock Coffee Co chief operating officer William A. Ford reported equity compensation activity in the company’s common stock.

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Westrock Coffee Co chief operating officer William A. Ford reported equity compensation activity in the company’s common stock. On March 5, 2026, he acquired 21,086 shares at no cost in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2025. On the same date, 7,655 shares were withheld and disposed of at $3.93 per share to satisfy related tax obligations. Following these transactions, Ford directly held 464,114 common shares. Additional common shares are held in family trusts for the benefit of his children, where he serves as trustee and disclaims beneficial ownership of trust shares in which he has no pecuniary interest.

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Insider Ford William A

Role CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	COMMON STOCK	21,086	$0.00	$0.00
Exercise Price or Tax Liability	COMMON STOCK	7,655	$3.93	$30K
holding	COMMON STOCK	--	--	--
holding	COMMON STOCK	--	--	--
holding	COMMON STOCK	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: COMMON STOCK — 464,114 shares (Direct); COMMON STOCK — 17,150 shares (Indirect, BY TRUST 1); COMMON STOCK — 11,636 shares (Indirect, BY TRUST 2); COMMON STOCK — 3,925 shares (Indirect, BY TRUST 3)

Footnotes (3)

F1. These shares were acquired by the reporting person in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (PBRSUs) granted to the reporting person in 2025.
F2. These shares were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligations that arose in connection with the vesting of the PBRSUs discussed in footnote (1) above.
F3. Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), held of record by a family trust for the benefit of Mr. Ford's children, of which Mr. Ford is the trustee. Mr. Ford disclaims beneficial ownership over all shares of Common Stock held by the trust over which he does not have any pecuniary interest, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Ford is the beneficial owner of the disclaimed securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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What did WEST chief operating officer William A. Ford report on this Form 4?

William A. Ford reported equity compensation transactions in Westrock Coffee Co common stock. He received shares from vesting performance-based restricted stock units and had some shares withheld to cover related tax obligations arising from that vesting event.

How many Westrock Coffee (WEST) shares did William A. Ford acquire?

He acquired 21,086 shares of Westrock Coffee common stock at no cost. These shares were delivered upon vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted to him in 2025, increasing his direct ownership position in the company’s common stock.

Why were some of William A. Ford’s WEST shares disposed of in this filing?

7,655 Westrock Coffee shares were disposed of to satisfy tax obligations. The shares were withheld at a price of $3.93 per share in connection with the vesting of Ford’s performance-based restricted stock units described in the same Form 4.

What is William A. Ford’s direct Westrock Coffee shareholding after these transactions?

After the reported transactions, William A. Ford directly held 464,114 shares of Westrock Coffee common stock. This total reflects both the shares acquired upon PBRSU vesting and the shares withheld and disposed of to cover the associated tax obligations.

How are the WEST shares held in family trusts treated in this Form 4?

Some Westrock Coffee shares are held by family trusts for Mr. Ford’s children, where he acts as trustee. He disclaims beneficial ownership of trust shares in which he has no pecuniary interest, and the filing notes this disclaimer for Section 16 purposes.

What do the PBRSUs mentioned in the Westrock Coffee (WEST) filing represent?

The PBRSUs are performance-based restricted stock units granted to William A. Ford in 2025. Upon meeting vesting conditions, they converted into 21,086 shares of Westrock Coffee common stock, which were reported as acquired in this Form 4 filing.

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Accepted by SEC EDGAR 03/09/2026 - 04:13 PM EDT

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ford William A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4009 N. RODNEY PARHAM RD., 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

LITTLE ROCK

72212

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Westrock Coffee Co [ WEST ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
COMMON STOCK	03/05/2026		A		21,086⁽¹⁾	A	$0	471,769	D
COMMON STOCK	03/05/2026		F		7,655⁽²⁾	D	$3.93	464,114	D
COMMON STOCK								17,150	I	BY TRUST 1⁽³⁾
COMMON STOCK								11,636	I	BY TRUST 2⁽³⁾
COMMON STOCK								3,925	I	BY TRUST 3⁽³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were acquired by the reporting person in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units (PBRSUs) granted to the reporting person in 2025.

2. These shares were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligations that arose in connection with the vesting of the PBRSUs discussed in footnote (1) above.

3. Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), held of record by a family trust for the benefit of Mr. Ford's children, of which Mr. Ford is the trustee. Mr. Ford disclaims beneficial ownership over all shares of Common Stock held by the trust over which he does not have any pecuniary interest, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Ford is the beneficial owner of the disclaimed securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

	/s/ BY: ROBERT P. MCKINNEY AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR WILLIAM A. FORD	03/09/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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