Form 4 – Director Tracey H. Cook Acquires Dividend Equivalent Shares of Astec Industries

Astec Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTE) filed a Form 4 with the SEC on September 2, 2026, reporting a change in beneficial ownership by director Tracey H. Cook. On August 28, 2026, Ms. Cook acquired 18 shares of Astec Industries common stock through a non-derivative transaction coded as "A" (acquisition). The shares were received at a price of $0.00 per share and represent dividend equivalents earned on her prior restricted stock unit (RSU) grant awards, as indicated in footnote F1. Following this transaction, Ms. Cook directly owns 20,258 shares of common stock, with ownership nature marked as "D" (direct). The filing was signed by Edward Terrell Gilbert, Jr. as attorney-in-fact for Tracey H. Cook. Ms. Cook is reported as a director of the company and is not an officer or a ten-percent owner. The transaction is a routine administrative grant of dividend equivalents rather than an open-market purchase or sale, and it reflects only a modest increase in the director's holdings.