An initial statement of beneficial ownership was filed on November 2, 2026, reporting William E. Waltz Jr. as a newly appointed director of Astec Industries Inc, with a triggering event date of October 29, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • New Director: William E. Waltz Jr. is identified as a director of Astec Industries Inc, listed on NASDAQ:ASTE.
  • Event Date: The date of the event requiring the statement is October 29, 2026.
  • No Securities Held: The filing states "No securities are beneficially owned" in both Table I (non-derivative) and Table II (derivative) sections.
  • Filing Date: The statement was signed and filed on November 2, 2026, by Edward Terrell Gilbert Jr. as attorney in fact for William Waltz.
  • Individual Filing: The form was filed by one reporting person acting alone, not as part of a group.

Waltz Reports Zero Beneficial Ownership Upon Joining Astec Board

According to the filing, William E. Waltz Jr. submitted an initial statement of beneficial ownership in connection with becoming a director of Astec Industries Inc, a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company that trades on NASDAQ under the symbol ASTE. Astec Industries is an industrial equipment manufacturer whose operations span road-building and related infrastructure equipment segments. The filing was made pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which requires officers, directors, and certain shareholders to report their initial holdings upon assuming a covered role.

The filing reports no beneficial ownership of any securities, either direct or indirect, in either non-derivative or derivative categories. Both Table I, covering common and other non-derivative securities, and Table II, covering instruments such as options, warrants, or convertible securities, are empty. The remark included in the filing reads: "No securities are beneficially owned." The document was signed on November 2, 2026, by Edward Terrell Gilbert Jr., acting as attorney in fact for William Waltz, indicating that no holdings in Astec Industries shares or related instruments were held as of the October 29, 2026 event date.

What Was Disclosed

The filing discloses the initial beneficial ownership position of newly appointed Astec Industries director William E. Waltz Jr. as of October 29, 2026. No securities of any class were reported as beneficially owned, either directly or indirectly, at the time of filing.