Barry John F 4

What Happened
Barry John F, CEO of Prospect Capital Corporation (ticker: PSEC), made three open-market purchases on 2026-05-22 totaling 232,000 shares for $538,534. The transactions were reported as purchases (code P) and break down as: 100,000 shares at $2.33 ($233,370), 100,000 shares at $2.32 ($231,820), and 32,000 shares at $2.29 ($73,344). Purchases by an insider are a direct acquisition of company stock (often viewed as a bullish signal), whereas sales can be routine — these were purchases.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-22 (all three tranches).
• Prices and values:
  • 100,000 shares @ $2.33 = $233,370
  • 100,000 shares @ $2.32 = $231,820
  • 32,000 shares @ $2.29 = $73,344
  • Total: 232,000 shares for $538,534
• Transaction code: P (Purchase; open-market/private purchase).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing details.
• Filing date: 2026-05-27 — this Form 4 appears to have been filed late relative to the transaction date (filed five days after the trades). Late filing may delay public visibility of the trades but does not change the underlying transactions.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or other footnotes were indicated in the supplied summary.

Context
These were straightforward open-market purchases (not option exercises, gifts, or awards). For retail investors, insider purchases can be informative because they increase the insider's direct economic exposure to the company; however, they do not guarantee future performance. The late filing affects timeliness of disclosure but not the fact of the purchases.