CASALE MARK 4

What Happened
Mark Casale, Chairman, CEO & President and a director of Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT), was granted an award on 2026-03-23 consisting of 3,171 shares reported as a derivative acquisition (transaction code A). The filing shows an acquisition price of $0.00, indicating these are awarded shares/units rather than a market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-23; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-25 (timely filing).
• Transaction type/code: A = Grant/award or other acquisition (derivative). Reported amount: 3,171 shares at $0.00.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided summary of the filing.
• Footnote: Dividend equivalent rights accrued on the unvested restricted stock and/or restricted stock unit awards; they vest proportionately with the underlying awards. Each dividend equivalent unit equals the economic equivalent of one common share.
• No sale or purchase of shares in the open market occurred in this report — this is a compensation award.

Context
This transaction is an equity compensation grant (likely restricted stock or RSU-related dividend equivalents) rather than an outright purchase or sale. Such awards are common as part of executive compensation and do not, by themselves, indicate a buy or sell signal from the insider.