APPEL MATTHEW W 4

What Happened
Matthew W. Appel, a director of EZCORP, received an award of 6,641 shares (transaction code A) on March 26, 2026. The award is reported at $25.60 per share for a total reported value of $170,010. This was a compensation award (no cash purchase) rather than an open-market buy or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-26; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-30 (filed within the standard two-business-day window).
• Price/value used: $25.60 per share; total reported value $170,010. Footnote indicates this value is the closing market price on 2026-03-25 and that no consideration was paid other than services rendered.
• Vesting: All shares vest on the day immediately preceding the company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, but no later than March 31, 2027.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Transaction type: Award/grant (compensation), not a purchase or sale.

Context
This was a compensatory stock award to a director that vests in the future; such awards are routine methods of director compensation and do not by themselves indicate buying or selling sentiment. Because the award vests later, Appel does not yet have immediately unrestricted shares to sell unless other terms (not disclosed here) apply.