Joanne Podell - 26 Oct 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for NATHANS FAMOUS, INC. (NATH)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: NATH
Reported as of: 26 Oct 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 26 Oct 2026, 17:00:41 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 20 Aug 2024
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Joanne Podell

Filing notes and source

Key filing fact

Joanne Podell filed Form 4 for NATHANS FAMOUS, INC. (NATH) on 26 Oct 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Joanne Podell's Form 4 filing for NATHANS FAMOUS, INC. (NATH).
2 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 26 Oct 2026, 17:00.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 20 Aug 2024.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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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 0001984575 Primary reporting owner

Podell Joanne

Relationship: Director
Address: C/O NATHAN'S FAMOUS, INC., ONE JERICHO PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR - WING A, JERICHO
Signature: /s/ Joanne Podell
Signature date: 26 Oct 2026

Reported derivative securities

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

NATH transaction Derivative

Stock options (right to buy)

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -10,000
Change %: -100%
Price: $102.00^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 26 Oct 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Underlying amount: 10,000
Exercise price: $78.00
Footnotes: F1, F2

NATH transaction Derivative

Stock Options (right to buy)

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -5,000
Change %: -100%
Price: $102.00^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 26 Oct 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Underlying amount: 5,000
Exercise price: $74.47
Footnotes: F1, F3

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

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Section 16 status

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

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

On October 26, 2026, Nathan's Famous Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), consummated the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 20, 2026 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company, Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Virginia corporation ("Parent") and Boardwalk Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Closing"). Upon the Closing, each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive $102.00 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding tax, under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

Footnote F2

The Option was cancelled upon the Closing in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to $240,000, representing the difference between the exercise price of the Option and $102.00, multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise of the Option.

Footnote F3

The Option was cancelled upon the Closing in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to $137,650, representing the difference between the exercise price of the Option and $102.00, multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise of the Option.