Taylor Jeffrey T. 4

What Happened
Jeffrey T. Taylor, Executive Vice President, Capital Markets of Velocity Financial (VEL), sold 2,165 shares in a disposition reported for July 7, 2026. The shares were sold at $19.00 each for total proceeds of $41,135. This transaction was a sale (not a purchase).

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: July 7, 2026 — 2,165 shares sold at $19.00 per share (total $41,135).
• Filing date: Form 4 filed July 9, 2026 (within the standard two-business-day reporting window).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: Sale was made pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 20, 2026 (plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c)).
• Transaction type: Reported as open market or private sale (code S).

Context
A 10b5-1 trading plan indicates the sale was pre-planned under an established schedule and generally reduces the likelihood the trade was based on material nonpublic information; it does not explain the insider’s motive. Sales are common for liquidity or portfolio-management reasons and do not by themselves indicate a change in company fundamentals.