# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001366918
**File Stem:** 0000874238-23-000027
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 10170
**Document Hash:** 19d83abb22fed74ad468fcfa7ca1d94b
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000874238-23-000027.hdr.sgml**: 20230302

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000874238-23-000027

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 4

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230228

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230302

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230302

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BALLSCHMIEDE RONALD A
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001366918

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-31993
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23700720

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1800 HUGHES LANDING BLVD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 250
- **CITY:** THE WOODLANDS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77380
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000874238
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONST - CONTRACTORS [1600]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 251655321
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1800 HUGHES LANDING BLVD.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 250
- **CITY:** THE WOODLANDS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77380
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 281-214-0777

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1800 HUGHES LANDING BLVD.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 250
- **CITY:** THE WOODLANDS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77380

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STERLING CONSTRUCTION CO INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20020329

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** OAKHURST CO INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19950831

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** OAKHURST CAPITAL INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19931130

## Ex-24

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\*Required POWER OF ATTORNEY\| Know all by these presents, that the undersigned (the "Reporting Person") hereby constitutes and appoints each of the following, signing individually, as the Reporting Person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact: Joseph A. Cutillo Ronald A. Ballschmiede Mark D. Wolf 1. To execute for and on behalf of the Reporting Person, in the Reporting Person's capacity as an officer or director of Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; 2. To execute for and on behalf of the Reporting Person, in the Reporting Person's capacity as a security holder of the Company selling securities of the Company in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, a Form 144; 3. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the Reporting Person that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, 5 or 144 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and any stock exchange or similar authority; and 4. 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, and in the best interest of, or legally required by, the Reporting Person, 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 items and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion. The Reporting Person 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 Reporting Person might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by the virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The Reporting Person acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys- in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the Reporting Person, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the Reporting Person's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the Reporting Person is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144 with respect to the Reporting Person's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the Reporting Person in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. Power of Attorney Ronald Ballschmiede Submitted: May 02, 2022 Close Date: May 04, 2022 Printed On: May 04, 2022 Page 1 of 2

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Signed May 02, 2022 03:06 PM SUBMISSION PAGE If in agreement, please sign below: Power of Attorney Ronald Ballschmiede Submitted: May 02, 2022 Close Date: May 04, 2022 Printed On: May 04, 2022 Page 2 of 2

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] 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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>BALLSCHMIEDE RONALD A<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>1800 HUGHES LANDING BLVD.<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2023-02-28 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_EVP & CFO_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. [ STRL ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 2023-02-28 |  | A |  | 34288<sup>(1)</sup> | A | 0<sup>(1)</sup> | 385591 | D |  |
| Common Stock | 2023-02-28 |  | F |  | 13568<sup>(2)</sup> | D | 38.46<sup>(2)</sup> | 372023<sup>(3)</sup> | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
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### Footnotes:

(1) Represents shares earned with respect to PSUs granted in 2020, 2021, and 2022 that have satisfied certain performance conditions.

(2) These shares were retained by the Company at the election of the Reporting Person pursuant to a procedure approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors to satisfy the Company's taxwithholding requirements (based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on the release date) arising from the release of restrictions as permitted by the plan pursuant to which the restricted stock unit award was made.

(3) Of these shares, 26,749 shares are subject to restrictions on their sale or other transfer and to forfeiture under certain circumstances.

**Signature:** Ronald A. Ballschmiede (Under a Powerof Attorney)  
**Date:** 2023-03-02

### Remarks:

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.**