| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. [ SKWD ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/25/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 694(1) | D | ||||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| 2026 LTIP - RSUs | (2) | 02/25/2026 | A | 1,261 | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 1,261 | $0 | 1,261 | D | ||||
| 2026 LTIP - PSUs | (4) | 02/25/2026 | A | 1,261 | (4) | (4) | Common Stock | 1,261 | $0 | 1,261 | D | ||||
| 2026 LTIP - PSUs | (5) | 02/25/2026 | A | 1,261 | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | 1,261 | $0 | 1,261 | D | ||||
| 2026 Bright Future - RSUs | (2) | 02/25/2026 | A | 4,326 | (6) | (6) | Common Stock | 4,326 | $0 | 4,326 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The number of securities reported reflects the June 1, 2025 acquisition of 134 shares and the December 1, 2025 acquisition of 156 shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") for the ESPP purchase periods of December 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025, and June 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025, respectively. |
| 2. Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock upon settlement. |
| 3. On February 25, 2026, the Reporting Person was granted an RSU Award in the amount of 1,261 RSUs. Subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through the vesting date, 100% of the RSUs shall vest on January 1, 2029. |
| 4. On February 25, 2026, the Reporting Person was granted 1,261 Performance Stock Units ("PSUs"). Each PSU is equivalent to one share of the Issuer's Common Stock. The number of units subject to vest under this award can range from 0% to 200% of the amount shown based on the satisfaction of performance condition targets during the requisite service period. This award fully vests on December 31, 2028. |
| 5. On February 25, 2026, the Reporting Person was granted 1,261 PSUs. Each PSU is equivalent to one share of the Issuer's Common Stock. The number of units subject to vest under this award can range from 0% to 200% of the amount shown based on the satisfaction of performance condition targets during the requisite service period. This award fully vests on December 31, 2028. |
| 6. On February 25, 2026, the Reporting Person was granted an RSU Award in the amount of 4,326 RSUs. Subject to the terms of the RSU Agreement and the Reporting Person's continuous service through the vesting dates, 50% of the RSUs shall vest on January 1, 2029 and the remaining 50% of the RSUs will vest on January 1, 2030. |
| /s/ Stacy E. Skelton, Attorney-in-Fact | 02/27/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
S. Shakoor Khan
Limited Power of Attorney for Section 16 Reporting Obligations
With respect to holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”), the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints the officers and/or employees of the Company listed on Schedule A attached hereto and as may be amended from time to time, or any of them signing singly, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to act as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
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Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;
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Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
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Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and resubstitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is any Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Additionally, I hereby revoke, terminate, and make void all authorizations and/or designations of any individual as an attorney-in-fact executed prior to the date hereof to execute and file on my behalf SEC Section 16 forms of the Company.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 5th day of May 2025.
/s/S. Shakoor Khan
S. SHAKOOR KHAN
Schedule A
Individuals Appointed as Attorney-in-Fact with Full Power of Substitution and Resubstitution.
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Patricia A. Ryan
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Jillian Tisdel
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Stacy E. Skelton