Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) Form 4 Skyward Specialty Insurance / Sandip A Kapadia ownership change

SEC Form 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kapadia Sandip A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

800 GESSNER

SUITE 600

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77024

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, CHIEF ACTUARY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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	01/02/2025		S		4,347(1)	D	$49.513(2)	12,508(3)	D
Common Stock	01/03/2025		S		551(1)	D	$47.823(2)	11,957	D
Common Stock	01/03/2025		S(4)		678(5)	D	$47.653(2)	11,279	D
Common Stock	01/06/2025		S(4)		444(5)	D	$46.99(2)	10,835	D
Common Stock	01/06/2025		S		464(1)	D	$46.966(2)	10,371	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on September 12, 2024.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $46.53 to $50.63, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.

3. The number of securities reported reflects the May 31, 2024 acquisition of 381 shares and the December 1, 2024 acquisition of 334 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, 2023 through May 31, 2024, and June 1, 2024 through November 30, 2024, respectively.

4. On January 1, 2022, the Reporting Person was granted a Restricted Stock Award in the amount of 2,532 shares. Each share is equivalent to one share of the Company's common stock. This award fully vested on January 1, 2025. Sales transacted to cover taxes and fees incurred by vesting event.

5. The reported sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on August 8, 2024.

	/s/ Stacy E. Skelton, Attorney-in-Fact	01/06/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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