CASALE MARK 4
4 · Essent Group Ltd. · Filed Mar 2, 2026
Research Summary
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Essent (ESNT) CEO Mark Casale Sells Shares for Tax Withholding
What Happened
- Mark Casale, Essent Group Ltd.'s Chairman, CEO and President, had vesting/conversion activity on 2026-03-01 and delivered shares to cover tax withholding. The filing shows an F-code disposition of 103,324 shares at $60.84 per share, totaling $6,286,232, to satisfy tax obligations. The report also records exercise/conversion (M) entries for 14,029 shares (one listed as acquired, one shown as disposed at $0.00), reflecting conversion/settlement of derivative/restricted awards.
- This activity is primarily a withholding sale to satisfy taxes on vested awards (routine), not an open-market sale for investment purposes.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-01; filing date: 2026-03-02 (timely).
- Disposition (F): 103,324 shares at $60.84 each = $6,286,232 (shares delivered to issuer for tax withholding).
- Exercise/conversion (M): 14,029 shares recorded as exercised/converted (one entry acquired, one shown as disposed at $0.00).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
- Footnotes: F1 notes dividend-equivalent units on unvested awards vest proportionately; F2 confirms shares were delivered to issuer to satisfy tax withholding upon vesting.
- Filing timeliness: filed the day after the transaction period end — not indicated as late.
Context
- The pattern (conversion/vesting of awards combined with share delivery to cover taxes) is a common net-settlement or withholding action and typically reflects tax obligations upon vesting rather than a discretionary sale indicating a change in insider sentiment.
- The derivative entries (M) indicate exercises/conversions of award units; the F-code disposition shows the company received shares to meet withholding requirements.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
CASALE MARK
DirectorChairman, CEO and President
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common shares, par value $0.015
[F1]2026-03-01+14,029→ 2,334,868 total - Tax Payment
Common shares, par value $0.015
[F2]2026-03-01$60.84/sh−103,324$6,286,232→ 2,231,544 total - Exercise/Conversion
Dividend equivalent units
[F1]2026-03-01−14,029→ 10,798 total→ Common shares, par value $0.015 (14,029 underlying)
Holdings
- 250,000(indirect: By Trust)
Common shares, par value $0.015
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]The dividend equivalent rights accrued on unvested restricted stock award(s) and/or unvested restricted stock unit award(s) and become vested proportionately with the award(s) to which they relate. Each dividend equivalent unit is the economic equivalent of one common share of Essent Group Ltd.
- [F2]Represents shares delivered to issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted shares.
Signature
/s/ David B. Weinstock, as attorney-in-fact|2026-03-02