KESSLER CARL A III 4

What Happened Carl A. Kessler III, Senior Vice President of Civista Bancshares, Inc. (CIVB), received a stock award of 1,614 shares on 2026-03-11 (transaction code A). Earlier, on 2026-01-02, 467 shares were withheld by the company to satisfy tax withholding upon vesting (transaction code F). Both transactions show an acquisition/price of $0.00 per share (typical for restricted stock grants and tax-withholding of vested shares), so no cash changed hands in the Form 4 reporting.

Key Details

• Transactions: 467 shares withheld for taxes (F) on 2026-01-02; 1,614-share award granted (A) on 2026-03-11.
• Reported prices/values: $0.00 per share for both entries (restricted award and tax withholding); total cash value not reported on the Form 4.
• Shares owned after the transactions: Not disclosed in this filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — shares withheld by the company to cover taxes upon vesting; F2 — award granted under the Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan.
• Filing timeliness: Reported on Form 4 with a report period of 2026-03-11 and filed 2026-03-13; no late filing flag indicated.

Context This filing reflects a compensation-related stock award and routine tax-withholding on vested shares, not an open-market buy or sale. Awards and tax withholdings are common executive compensation events and do not, by themselves, signal buying or selling intent.