Hansen Kent A 4
4 · KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC · Filed Feb 2, 2026
Research Summary
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KINGSWAY FINANCIAL (KFS) CFO Kent A. Hansen Buys 114 Shares
What Happened
Kent A. Hansen, Chief Financial Officer and EVP of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS), acquired 114 shares on February 2, 2026 at $13.69 per share for a total of $1,561. The purchase was made under the company’s Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) and was an open market acquisition by the ESPP administrator.
Key Details
- Transaction date and price: 2026-02-02 — 114 shares @ $13.69 each; total ≈ $1,561.
- Transaction type/code: Purchase (P) via the Kingsway America Inc. ESPP; shares bought on the open market by the plan administrator.
- Shares owned after transaction: The filing excerpt does not state total post-transaction beneficial ownership; footnote indicates Hansen holds restricted stock totaling 21,920 shares (7,102 granted Mar 26, 2024 and 13,818 granted Dec 4, 2024).
- Footnotes of note: F1 — ESPP allows employee contributions up to 5% of adjusted salary with a 100% company match after 12 months; purchases are made on the open market. F2 — details restricted stock grants included above.
- Filing timeliness: Reported on 2026-02-02 for a transaction the same day; no late filing indicated.
Context
This was a routine ESPP purchase (employee contribution and company matching mechanism), a modest-dollar insider buy that can be viewed as a routine participation in employee compensation rather than a large-scale insider investment. Purchases under ESPPs are common and often reflect regular payroll-based contributions rather than one-off market timing.
Insider Transaction Report
- Purchase
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-02-02$13.69/sh+114$1,561→ 119,707 total
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]The shares of Common Stock were acquired pursuant to the Kingsway America Inc. Employee Share Purchase Plan, as amended and restated effective May 29, 2014 (the "ESPP"). Pursuant to the ESPP, eligible employees may contribute an amount up to 5% of adjusted salary for each regular payroll period and, to the extent such employee has been employed by Kingsway America Inc. and its subsidiaries for 12 months, the company will make a matching contribution equal to 100% of such employee's contribution. The employee contributions and company contributions are used to purchase, as soon as administratively practicable after the date of such contributions, shares of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. The shares are acquired by the administrator of the ESPP on the open market through the services of a duly registered stockbroker.
- [F2]Includes 7,102 shares of restricted stock granted on March 26, 2024 and 13,818 shares of restricted stock granted on December 4, 2024.