James Charles Hays - 05 May 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: SKWD
Reported as of: 05 May 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 07 May 2026, 16:32:13 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 05 Jan 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Stacy E. Skelton, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

James Charles Hays filed Form 4 for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD) on 07 May 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes James Charles Hays's Form 4 filing for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD).
2 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 07 May 2026, 16:32.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 05 Jan 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001757909 Primary reporting owner

Hays James Charles

Relationship: Director
Address: 800 GESSNER, SUITE 600, HOUSTON
Signature: /s/ Stacy E. Skelton, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 07 May 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

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

SKWD transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +1,797
Change %: +1%
Price
Shares after: 175,858
Date: 05 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

SKWD holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 669,311
Date: 05 May 2026
Ownership: Marquis Lafayette, LLC
Footnotes: F2

SKWD holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 1,975,851
Date: 05 May 2026
Ownership: JWayne, LLC
Footnotes: F2

Reported derivative securities

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

SKWD transaction Derivative

2025 RSU Award

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -1,797
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 05 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,797
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4

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

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Section 16 status

James Charles Hays is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may still apply in specific circumstances.

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote F1

Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") settles for one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.

Footnote F2

The Reporting Person is the controlling member of the entity.

Footnote F3

Each RSU represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of Common Stock of the Issuer.

Footnote F4

On May 7, 2025, the Reporting Person was granted an RSU award of 1,797 RSUs. Subject to the terms of the award agreement, and pursuant to Board-approved accelerated vesting to coincide with the Reporting Person's director term ending at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, this award fully vested on May 5, 2026.