A statement of changes in beneficial ownership filed on September 3, 2026 reports that John L. Thornton, a director of Ford Motor Co, acquired Ford Stock Units on September 1, 2026 through the company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: John L. Thornton, identified as a Director of Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F)
  • Transaction date: September 1, 2026, with the filing submitted September 3, 2026
  • Units acquired: 4,792 Ford Stock Units, credited as dividend equivalents in the form of Restricted Stock Units
  • Post-transaction holdings: 448,521 Ford Stock Units beneficially owned directly following the reported transaction
  • Plan structure: Units are credited under Ford's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors and are to be converted and distributed in cash, not in shares
  • Settlement basis: Distribution is generally scheduled for January 10th of the year following termination of Board service, based on the then-current market value of a share of Ford Common Stock

John L. Thornton's Deferred Compensation Unit Crediting at Ford Motor

According to the filing, John L. Thornton, a non-employee director of Ford Motor Co, received 4,792 Ford Stock Units on September 1, 2026. The filing identifies these units as derivative securities acquired under transaction code "A" (acquired), credited as dividend equivalents in the form of Restricted Stock Units under Ford's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Ford Motor Co is the issuer, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol F, and is headquartered at One American Road, Dearborn, Michigan 48126.

The filing explains that the Ford Stock Units carry no direct payment obligation by the reporting person. Instead, per the explanation of responses, "these Units will be converted and distributed in cash on January 10th of the year following termination of Board service, based on the then current market value of a share of Ford Common Stock, without payment by the Reporting Person." Following this transaction, Thornton's total direct beneficial ownership of Ford Stock Units stood at 448,521 units. The underlying security referenced for these derivative instruments is Ford Common Stock with a par value of $0.01 per share. The filing was signed by Blair F. Petrillo as Attorney-in-Fact on September 3, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reported the crediting of 4,792 Ford Stock Units to director John L. Thornton as dividend equivalents under Ford Motor's non-employee director deferred compensation arrangement, bringing his total direct beneficial ownership of such units to 448,521 as of September 1, 2026.