Howard A. Friedman - 09 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ)

Role: CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Theresa R. Shea, as attorney-in-fact for Howard A. Friedman
Issuer symbol: UTZ
Transactions as of: 09 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 10 Mar 2026, 16:58:43 UTC
Previous filing: 06 Jan 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Friedman Howard A	CEO, Director	C/O UTZ BRANDS, INC., 900 HIGH STREET, HANOVER	/s/ Theresa R. Shea, as attorney-in-fact for Howard A. Friedman	10 Mar 2026	0001609864

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	UTZ	Class A Common Stock	Award		+132,498	+70%	$0.000000^*	321,932	09 Mar 2026	Direct	F1, F2, F3, F4
holding	UTZ	Class A Common Stock						206,517	09 Mar 2026	See Footnote	F4, F5
holding	UTZ	Class A Common Stock						75,246	09 Mar 2026	See Footnote	F6
holding	UTZ	Class A Common Stock						6,350	09 Mar 2026	See Footnote	F7

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The shares of Utz Brands, Inc. (the "Company" or "Issuer") Class A Common Stock are subject to a restricted stock unit award under the Utz Brands, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the "Plan") made pursuant to Rule 16b-3. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock.
F2	The restricted stock units vest under the following schedule: Subject to the terms of the restricted stock unit award agreement, 33.33% of the shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock subject to the restricted stock units vest on December 31, 2026, 33.33% of the shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock subject to the restricted stock units vest on December 31, 2027, and 33.34% of the shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock subject to the restricted stock units vest on December 31, 2028, subject to the reporting person's Continuous Service (as defined in the Plan) to the Issuer through such dates and subject to certain conditions detailed in the Plan.
F3	Represents a special grant made to certain senior officers of the Company to promote leadership continuity and disciplined execution as the Company advances its long-term strategy.
F4	Reflects a prior transfer of 140,219 shares of Class A Common Stock from Howard A. Friedman to the Howard A. Friedman Revocable Trust u/a/d 09/24/2012 ("HAF Revocable Trust") that was exempt under Rule 16a-13.
F5	The securities are held by the HAF Revocable Trust.
F6	The securities are held by Howard A. Friedman 2025-1 GRAT dtd 06/01/2025.
F7	The securities are held by Howard Friedman Rollover IRA.