William Forrest Bell - 04 Sep 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for GMS Inc. (GMS)

Reporting relationship: VP, Chief Accounting Officer
Issuer ticker: GMS
Reported as of: 04 Sep 2025
Net transaction value: -$82,610
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 08 Sep 2025, 16:07:24 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 19 Aug 2025
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Craig D. Apolinsky, Attorney-in-Fact for William Forrest Bell

Key filing fact

William Forrest Bell filed Form 4 for GMS Inc. (GMS) on 08 Sep 2025.

Key facts

This page summarizes William Forrest Bell's Form 4 filing for GMS Inc. (GMS).
9 reported transactions and 8 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 08 Sep 2025, 16:07.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 19 Aug 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$82,610.

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 0001383276 Primary reporting owner

Bell William Forrest

Relationship: VP, Chief Accounting Officer
Address: GMS INC., 115 PERIMETER CENTER PLACE, SUITE 600, ATLANTA
Signature: /s/ Craig D. Apolinsky, Attorney-in-Fact for William Forrest Bell
Signature date: 08 Sep 2025

Reported non-derivative transactions

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

GMS transaction

Common Stock

Disposition pursuant to a tender of shares in a change of control transaction

Transaction value: $82,610
Shares: -751
Change %: -100%
Price: $110.00
Shares after: 0
Date: 04 Sep 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

Reported derivative securities

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

GMS transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -334
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 04 Sep 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 334
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4

GMS transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -540
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 04 Sep 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 540
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4

GMS transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -1,871
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 04 Sep 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,871
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4

GMS transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -1,447
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 04 Sep 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,447
Exercise price: $23.50
Footnotes: F5

GMS transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -2,960
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 04 Sep 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 2,960
Exercise price: $53.82
Footnotes: F5

GMS transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -2,250
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 04 Sep 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 2,250
Exercise price: $74.80
Footnotes: F5

GMS transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -1,882
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 04 Sep 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 1,882
Exercise price: $92.63
Footnotes: F5

GMS transaction Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -2,964
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 04 Sep 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 2,964
Exercise price: $49.13
Footnotes: F5

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

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Section 16 status

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

Explanation of responses 5 footnotes

Footnote F1

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 29, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), among The Home Depot, Inc. ("Parent"), Gold Acquisition Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub") and GMS Inc. (the "Issuer"), on September 4, 2025, Merger Sub completed a cash tender offer for shares of common stock of the Issuer and thereafter merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger").

Footnote F2

Represents shares of Issuer common stock that were tendered in the tender offer at a price of $110.00 per share in cash.

Footnote F3

Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

Footnote F4

Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding Issuer restricted stock unit, other than a Rollover RSU (as defined in the Merger Agreement), whether vested or unvested, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $110.00 in cash less applicable tax withholding.

Footnote F5

Immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, each outstanding Issuer stock option, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $110.00 less the applicable exercise price per Share in cash less applicable tax withholding.