Whittington Phillip Dean 4

What Happened

• Phillip Dean Whittington, CFO of FS Bancorp, acquired 89 shares on 2026-02-06 at $42.28 per share for a total of $3,763 (transaction coded as "J" — other acquisition).
• The filing notes the purchase was made under the Issuer’s Nonqualified 2022 Stock Purchase Plan and includes a 25% employer match, so the reported shares reflect that arrangement.
• This was a purchase (acquisition). Purchases can be taken as a positive signal, but employee-plan buys are often routine.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-06; Price: $42.28; Shares: 89; Total value: $3,763.
• Transaction code: J (other acquisition); Footnote F1: purchased under Nonqualified 2022 Stock Purchase Plan, includes 25% match.
• Filing date: 2026-02-10. The Form 4 was filed within the SEC’s reporting window (appears timely).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt (check the full Form 4 for post-transaction holdings).

Context

• This was a plan purchase (not an option exercise, open-market buy, or sale). Employer matching increases the effective shares received.
• The dollar amount is modest; such purchases may reflect routine participation in employee plans rather than a discrete, large-value insider accumulation.