Busky Joseph M. 4

What Happened
Joseph M. Busky, Chief Financial Officer of QuidelOrtho Corp (QDEL), made an open-market purchase of 3,370 shares on 2026-02-13 at $23.66 per share, for a total cash outlay of approximately $79,742. This was a straight purchase (transaction code P), not an option exercise, award, or gift.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-13; Price: $23.66 per share; Shares acquired: 3,370; Total ≈ $79,742.
• Transaction type: Open-market purchase (P).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes/plan: The provided filing does not indicate a 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or other special footnotes.
• Filing timeliness: The Form 4 is dated 2026-02-13 for the 2026-02-13 transaction, so it appears to have been filed on the same day (timely).

Context
This was a routine open-market buy by the company’s CFO — purchases are a direct use of personal funds to acquire company stock. The purchase size (~$79.7K) is modest in dollar terms; investors should treat this as one data point and consider it alongside other insider activity, company fundamentals, and market conditions.