Bornemann Keith E. 4

What Happened Keith E. Bornemann, Chief Accounting Officer of Hilltop Holdings, acquired 56 shares of Hilltop stock on April 1, 2026. The shares were purchased at $32.24 per share for a reported total of $1,805 under the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). This is a purchase (acquisition) rather than a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-01; Form 4 filed: 2026-04-02 (timely filing).
• Shares acquired: 56 at $32.24 per share; reported value: $1,805.
• Acquisition type: ESPP purchase for the January 1–March 31, 2026 purchase period (transaction code A = award/acquisition).
• Footnotes: F1 — shares were bought pursuant to the Issuer’s ESPP; F2 — purchase price equals 90% of the March 31, 2026 closing price per the ESPP.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the provided filing details.

Context ESPP purchases are routine employee equity purchases that often occur at a discount (here, 90% of the March 31 closing price). Such purchases indicate an insider acquiring stock but are not by themselves proof of broader company signaling; no options were exercised or shares immediately sold in this filing.