Benton Todd E 4

What Happened
Benton Todd, Chief Operating Officer of Alto Ingredients, received an award of 35,730 shares on March 17, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition as an award/grant (transaction code A) with a reported acquisition price of $0.00, so no cash was paid for the shares.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-17; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-19 (appears to be filed within the standard two-business-day reporting window).
• Shares acquired: 35,730; reported price per share: $0.00; total cash amount reported: $0.
• Transaction type: A = Award/Grant (not an open-market purchase or sale).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing.
• No additional footnotes (e.g., 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding) were provided in the summary information given.

Context
An "A" award/grant typically reflects company compensation (e.g., restricted stock or stock award) rather than a market purchase or sale. Such grants are common for executive compensation and do not necessarily signal a personal cash investment decision. This filing is informational under Section 16 reporting rules and should be considered in the context of other insider activity and company disclosures.