Thembeka Machaba - 03 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT)

Role: Chief Human Resources Officer
Signature: /s/ Lisa Alexander, as attorney-in-fact for the Reporting Person
Issuer symbol: FRPT
Transactions as of: 03 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: -$46,857
Form type: 4
Filing time: 06 Jan 2026, 18:25:21 UTC
Previous filing: 13 Mar 2025
Next filing: 12 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Machaba Thembeka	Chief Human Resources Officer	C/O FRESHPET, INC., 1450 US-206, BEDMINSTER	/s/ Lisa Alexander, as attorney-in-fact for the Reporting Person	06 Jan 2026	0001825998

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FRPT	Common Stock	Tax liability	$46,857	-779	-8.8%	$60.15	8,091	03 Jan 2026	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents disposition of shares to pay the applicable withholding taxes upon the vesting of 2,360 restricted stock units issued to the reporting person on January 3, 2025, which is 1/3 of the original award of 7,080 restricted stock units. The remaining 4,720 restricted stock units will vest in equal annual installments on January 3, 2026 and January 3, 2027, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Company.
F2	Consists of (i) 4,720 restricted stock units subject to the vesting conditions set forth in footnote 1 above, (ii) 1,790 restricted stock units, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on March 15, 2026, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Company and (iii) 1,581 shares of common stock.

Content

Represents disposition of shares to pay the applicable withholding taxes upon the vesting of 2,360 restricted stock units issued to the reporting person on January 3, 2025, which is 1/3 of the original award of 7,080 restricted stock units. The remaining 4,720 restricted stock units will vest in equal annual installments on January 3, 2026 and January 3, 2027, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Company.

Consists of (i) 4,720 restricted stock units subject to the vesting conditions set forth in footnote 1 above, (ii) 1,790 restricted stock units, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on March 15, 2026, subject to the reporting person's continued service with the Company and (iii) 1,581 shares of common stock.