Sono Tek Corp: CEO Harshbarger R Stephen exercised 13,171 shares

What happened Harshbarger R Stephen, CEO and director, exercised 13,171 vested options at $3.25 per share on Oct 6, 2026, resulting in an acquisition valued at $42,806. The filing also reports surrender of 6,286 shares at $6.81 per share (disposed) for $42,808 to pay the exercise price or tax liability, and a disposition of 13,171 shares to the issuer at $3.25 per share for $42,806.

Key details

• Transaction date(s) and price(s): Oct 6, 2026 — option exercise (code M) 13,171 shares @ $3.25 for $42,806; tax/exercise payment (code F) 6,286 shares @ $6.81 for $42,808; disposition to issuer (code D) 13,171 shares @ $3.25 for $42,806.
• Filing date and report period: filed Oct 7, 2026; period of report Oct 6, 2026. The filing is not marked late.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the filing.
• Relevant footnotes: F1 — reporting person exercised 13,171 vested options. F2 — reporting person surrendered 6,286 shares of Sono Tek common stock as payment for the exercise of options.

Why it may matter

• The filing shows an options exercise and simultaneous share dispositions, with shares surrendered to cover exercise price or tax withholding (a net or cashless-style settlement as reported).
• This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.