Nesbitt Robert A 4

What Happened
Robert A. Nesbitt, Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Operations Officer of FS Bancorp, acquired 13 shares of FS Bancorp common stock on February 6, 2026 at $42.28 per share, for a total cost of approximately $550. The transaction is reported as an "other acquisition" (transaction code J) and reflects a purchase through the company's employee stock purchase plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: Feb 6, 2026 — 13 shares at $42.28 each (total ≈ $550).
• Transaction code: J (Other acquisition); filing describes the purchase as part of the issuer's Nonqualified 2022 Stock Purchase Plan.
• Footnote: Includes a 25% employer match under the plan.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Filing date: Feb 10, 2026 — filed within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 reporting window (not late).

Context
This was a plan-based purchase (payroll/plan acquisition), not an open-market trade or option exercise. Purchases under employee stock purchase plans are routine compensation/benefit transactions and are recorded differently than discretionary open-market buys.