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 11 filings in this group are Form 4s for TriMas Corporation.
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 11 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 5 compensation award, 2 open-market purchase, 2 open-market sale and 2 tax withholding. 4 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.
Form 4
Compensation award
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-10-14
TRS insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
SEDAGHAT SHAWN (Director, 10% Owner) 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 granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
A |
Compensation award
|
651 |
$38.40 |
$25.0K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: SEDAGHAT SHAWN (Director, 10% Owner)
Shares: 651
Form 4
Open-market purchase
Insider Buying
2026-08-14
TRS insider Tredwell Daniel P (Director) bought 63 shares (~$2.5K)
Tredwell Daniel P, listed as Director at TRIMAS CORP, reported an open-market purchase of 63 TRS 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
|
63 |
$39.63 |
$2.5K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Tredwell Daniel P (Director)
Shares: 63
Est. Value: $2.5K
Form 4
Compensation award
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-07-16
TRS insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
SEDAGHAT SHAWN (Director, 10% Owner) 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 granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
A |
Compensation award
|
615 |
$40.64 |
$25.0K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: SEDAGHAT SHAWN (Director, 10% Owner)
Shares: 615
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-07-01
TRS insider Parker Herbert K (Director) sold 15,000 shares (~$675.5K)
Parker Herbert K, listed as Director at TRIMAS CORP, reported an open-market sale of 15,000 TRS 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
|
15,000 |
$45.03 |
$675.5K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Parker Herbert K (Director)
Shares: 15,000
Est. Value: $675.5K
Form 4
Tax withholding
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-06-25
TRS insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Snyder Thomas James (Director, President and CEO) 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
|
22,155 |
$43.60 |
$966.0K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Snyder Thomas James (Director, President and CEO)
Shares: 22,155
Form 4
Open-market purchase
Insider Buying
2026-05-15
TRS insider Tredwell Daniel P (Director) bought 62 shares (~$2.5K)
Tredwell Daniel P, listed as Director at TRIMAS CORP, reported an open-market purchase of 62 TRS 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
|
62 |
$40.58 |
$2.5K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Tredwell Daniel P (Director)
Shares: 62
Est. Value: $2.5K
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-05-07
TRS insider Robin Jodi F. (General Counsel and Secretary) sold 5,000 shares (~$206.5K)
Robin Jodi F., listed as General Counsel and Secretary at TRIMAS CORP, reported an open-market sale of 5,000 TRS 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
|
3,000 |
$41.09 |
$123.3K |
S |
Open-market sale
|
2,000 |
$41.60 |
$83.2K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Robin Jodi F. (General Counsel and Secretary)
Shares: 5,000
Est. Value: $206.5K
Form 4
Compensation award
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-04-16
TRS insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
SEDAGHAT SHAWN (Director, 10% Owner) 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 granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
A |
Compensation award
|
640 |
$39.03 |
$25.0K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: SEDAGHAT SHAWN (Director, 10% Owner)
Shares: 640
Form 4
Tax withholding
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-03-23
TRS insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Finley Teresa (Director) 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
|
6,192 |
$34.04 |
$210.8K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Finley Teresa (Director)
Shares: 6,192
Form 4
Compensation award
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-03-16
TRS insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
SEDAGHAT SHAWN (Director, 10% Owner) 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 granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
A |
Compensation award
|
2,853 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: SEDAGHAT SHAWN (Director, 10% Owner)
Shares: 2,853
Form 4
Compensation award
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-03-16
TRS insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Swart Paul (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.
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
A |
Compensation award
|
6,849 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Swart Paul (Chief Financial Officer)
Shares: 6,849