Daniel Shaeffer - 02 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Cottonwood Communities, Inc.

Reporting relationship: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Issuer ticker: N/A
Reported as of: 02 Jan 2026
Net transaction value: +$1,675,000
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 06 Jan 2026, 19:25:49 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 10 Jan 2025
Next SEC filing: 22 May 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Adam Larson, attorney-in-fact

Key filing fact

Daniel Shaeffer filed Form 4 for Cottonwood Communities, Inc. on 06 Jan 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Daniel Shaeffer's Form 4 filing for Cottonwood Communities, Inc..
3 reported transactions and 5 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 06 Jan 2026, 19:25.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 10 Jan 2025.
Current net transaction value: +$1,675,000.

Research use

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001809749 Primary reporting owner

Shaeffer Daniel

Relationship: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Address: 1245 BRICKYARD ROAD, SUITE 250, SALT LAKE CITY
Signature: /s/ Adam Larson, attorney-in-fact
Signature date: 06 Jan 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

No ticker transaction

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

Award

Transaction value: $450,000
Shares: +49,587
Change %
Price: $9.08
Shares after: 49,587
Date: 02 Jan 2026
Ownership: Cimarrona Capital, LLC

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

No ticker transaction Derivative

CROP Units

Award

Transaction value: $1,225,000
Shares: +107,855
Change %: +3.1%
Price: $11.36
Shares after: 3,589,360
Date: 02 Jan 2026
Ownership: By High Traverse Holdings, LLC
Underlying class: Class I Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Underlying amount: 107,855
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1, F2

No ticker transaction Derivative

LTIP Units

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +40,061
Change %: +86%
Price
Shares after: 86,827
Date: 02 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class I Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Underlying amount: 40,061
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4, F5

No ticker holding Derivative

CROP Units

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 364,484
Date: 02 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class I Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Underlying amount: 364,484
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1

No ticker holding Derivative

CROP Units

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 236,676
Date: 02 Jan 2026
Ownership: By Cimarrona Capital, LLC
Underlying class: Class I Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Underlying amount: 236,676
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1

No ticker holding Derivative

CROP Units

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 436,973
Date: 02 Jan 2026
Ownership: By Cimarrona Legacy Utah Trust
Underlying class: Class I Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Underlying amount: 436,973
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 5 footnotes

Footnote F1

Represents common units ("CROP Units") of Cottonwood Residential O.P., LP ("the Operating Partnership"), a Delaware limited partnership of which Cottonwood Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Issuer"), is the sole member of the sole general partner. CROP Units may be redeemed for cash equal to the net asset value ("NAV") per share, determined pursuant to valuation procedures adopted by the Issuer's board of directors, of one share of the Issuer's Class I common stock or, at the Issuer's election, for shares of the Issuer's Class I common stock on a one-for-one basis. The CROP Units have no expiration date.

Footnote F2

The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Footnote F3

The long-term incentive plan units ("LTIP Units") of the Operating Partnership were granted to the reporting person on January 2, 2026 as equity incentive compensation. The LTIP Units vest annually in equal installments over a four-year period with the first 25% vesting on January 1, 2027, subject to continued service.

Footnote F4

Represents LTIP units granted to the reporting person as equity incentive compensation. Over time, the LTIP Units can achieve full parity with CROP Units for all purposes. If such parity is reached, non-forfeitable LTIP Units automatically convert into CROP Units. LTIP Units do not have an expiration date.

Footnote F5

Reflects the aggregate number of LTIP Units currently held by the reporting person, and excludes 364,483.513 LTIP Units which have been automatically converted to CROP Units. See footnote 4 discussing the conversion of the LTIP Units.