What SEC filings does Global Industrial Company submit to the SEC?

Global Industrial Company (GIC) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about GIC?

A Form 4 for GIC discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Global Industrial Company?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for GIC?

The 10-K is Global Industrial Company's annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all GIC SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Global Industrial Company filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for GIC. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Global Industrial Company file with the SEC?

Global Industrial Company files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling GIC shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

GIC SEC Filing News — Global Industrial Company

Latest SEC filings for Global Industrial Company (GIC) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-11.

Global Industrial Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as an industrial distributor of various industrial and maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) products in the United States and Canada. It offers storage and shelving products, safety and security products, carts and trucks, HVAC and fans, furniture and decor, material handling products, janitorial and facility maintenance products, workbenches and shop desks, tools and instruments, plumbing and pumps, office and school supplies, pa…

Sector: Industrials Industry: Industrial Distribution Market Cap: $1.7B CIK: 945114

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for GIC currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 4 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 1 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

GIC Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-08-04 — 2026-09-11

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

1 buy vs 4 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$685.0K

Clark Thomas Eugene (SVP & Chief Financial Officer) · 2026-08-10

17,500 shares · Form 4

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 14 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 14 filings in this group are Form 4s for Global Industrial Company.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 14 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 6 tax withholding, 4 open-market sale, 3 other reported transaction and 1 open-market purchase. 5 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Tax withholding ×6: Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.
Open-market sale ×4: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Other reported transaction ×3: The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.
Open-market purchase ×1: The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-09-11

GIC insider Hughes Claudia (SVP & Chief Sales Officer) bought 134 shares (~$4.0K)

Hughes Claudia, listed as SVP & Chief Sales Officer at GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co, reported an open-market purchase of 134 GIC shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	12	$32.50	$390.00
`P`	Open-market purchase	14	$27.61	$386.54
`P`	Open-market purchase	19	$22.39	$425.41
`P`	Open-market purchase	15	$27.22	$408.30
`P`	Open-market purchase	12	$34.85	$418.20
`P`	Open-market purchase	16	$26.80	$428.80
`P`	Open-market purchase	15	$30.53	$457.95
`P`	Open-market purchase	16	$29.48	$471.68
`P`	Open-market purchase	15	$38.67	$580.05

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hughes Claudia (SVP & Chief Sales Officer) Shares: 134 Est. Value: $4.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Other reported transaction Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-03

GIC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

AXMACHER THOMAS (VP & Controller) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`J`	Other transaction	250	$37.33	$9.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: AXMACHER THOMAS (VP & Controller) Shares: 250

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Other reported transaction Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-03

GIC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Clark Thomas Eugene (SVP & Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`J`	Other transaction	334	$37.33	$12.5K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Clark Thomas Eugene (SVP & Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 334

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Other reported transaction Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-03

GIC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Tomey Alex (SVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc.) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`J`	Other transaction	376	$33.20	$12.5K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Tomey Alex (SVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc.) Shares: 376

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-31

GIC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,362	$39.62	$133.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Tomey Alex (SVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc.) Shares: 3,362

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-31

GIC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

ADINA STORCH (SVP & General Counsel) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,729	$39.62	$147.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: ADINA STORCH (SVP & General Counsel) Shares: 3,729

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-31

GIC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shetty Manoj (SVP & Chief Information Ofc.) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	4,002	$39.62	$158.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Shetty Manoj (SVP & Chief Information Ofc.) Shares: 4,002

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-31

GIC insider Hughes Claudia (SVP & Chief Sales Officer) sold 6,487 shares (~$255.4K)

Hughes Claudia, listed as SVP & Chief Sales Officer at GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co, reported an open-market sale of 6,487 GIC shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	2,596	$39.62	$102.9K
`S`	Open-market sale	1,734	$38.22	$66.3K
`S`	Open-market sale	1,830	$40.00	$73.2K
`S`	Open-market sale	2,923	$39.64	$115.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hughes Claudia (SVP & Chief Sales Officer) Shares: 6,487 Est. Value: $255.4K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-31

GIC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	4,210	$39.62	$166.8K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Clark Thomas Eugene (SVP & Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 4,210

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-31

GIC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

ARMSTRONG LISA (SVP & Chief Marketing Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,405	$39.62	$134.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: ARMSTRONG LISA (SVP & Chief Marketing Officer) Shares: 3,405

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-31

GIC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

AXMACHER THOMAS (VP & Controller) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	580	$39.62	$23.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: AXMACHER THOMAS (VP & Controller) Shares: 580

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-14

GIC insider AXMACHER THOMAS (VP & Controller) sold 952 shares (~$37.2K)

AXMACHER THOMAS, listed as VP & Controller at GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co, reported an open-market sale of 952 GIC shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	952	$39.10	$37.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: AXMACHER THOMAS (VP & Controller) Shares: 952 Est. Value: $37.2K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-10

GIC insider AXMACHER THOMAS (VP & Controller) sold 1,848 shares (~$71.3K)

AXMACHER THOMAS, listed as VP & Controller at GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co, reported an open-market sale of 1,848 GIC shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	1,848	$38.60	$71.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: AXMACHER THOMAS (VP & Controller) Shares: 1,848 Est. Value: $71.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-10

GIC insider Clark Thomas Eugene (SVP & Chief Financial Officer) sold 17,500 shares (~$685.0K)

Clark Thomas Eugene, listed as SVP & Chief Financial Officer at GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co, reported an open-market sale of 17,500 GIC shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	17,500	$6.02	$105.3K
`S`	Open-market sale	17,500	$39.14	$685.0K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	17,500	$6.02	$105.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Clark Thomas Eugene (SVP & Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 17,500 Est. Value: $685.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 5 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Global Industrial Company has 5 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-28

GIC Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by HUGHES CLAUDIA (GIC) (1,734 shares) ~$68.3K

HUGHES CLAUDIA (GIC) filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GIC (GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: HUGHES CLAUDIA (GIC) Shares: 1,734 Est. Value: $68.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-28

GIC Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by CLAUDIA HUGHES (4,753 shares) ~$189.2K

CLAUDIA HUGHES filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GIC (GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: CLAUDIA HUGHES Shares: 4,753 Est. Value: $189.2K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-12

GIC Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by AXMACHER THOMAS (952 shares) ~$36.9K

AXMACHER THOMAS filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GIC (GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: AXMACHER THOMAS Shares: 952 Est. Value: $36.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-06

GIC Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by THOMAS AXMACHER (1,848 shares) ~$71.3K

THOMAS AXMACHER filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GIC (GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: THOMAS AXMACHER Shares: 1,848 Est. Value: $71.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-06

GIC Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by THOMAS E CLARK (17,500 shares) ~$685.0K

THOMAS E CLARK filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell GIC (GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: THOMAS E CLARK Shares: 17,500 Est. Value: $685.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Global Industrial Company.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-04

GIC filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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How we classify Global Industrial Company's filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on GIC. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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