SONO TEK (SOTK) CEO R. Stephen Harshbarger Receives 17,291-Share Award

What Happened

• R. Stephen Harshbarger, CEO and Director of SONO TEK CORP (SOTK), acquired 17,291 derivative shares via an award/grant on August 20, 2026. The reported acquisition price is $5.35 per share, for a total reported value of $92,507. This was an award/grant (Form 4 code A), i.e., an acquisition of equity-related (derivative) securities rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-20; filing date: 2026-08-24.
• Shares awarded: 17,291; acquisition price: $5.35 per share; total reported value: $92,507.
• Security type reported as "Derivative" (award/grant); Form 4 code A.
• Shares owned following the transaction: not specified in the provided data.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, cashless exercise, or other footnotes were provided in the supplied summary.
• Filing appears to have been submitted on Aug 24, 2026, which is within the typical two-business-day Form 4 filing window for an Aug 20 transaction (i.e., appears timely).

Context

• The filing reports an award/grant of derivative securities (commonly restricted stock units or similar), which means the insider received equity-linked compensation rather than buying shares in the open market. Such awards increase an insider's economic stake but do not necessarily indicate an immediate sale or market timing.