PARMENTER DARREN E 4

What Happened Darren E. Parmenter, Chief Administrative Officer of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH), acquired 80 shares on July 1, 2026. The shares were purchased under Hilltop's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) at $34.90 per share, for a total purchase price of $2,792. This was an acquisition (ESPP purchase), not a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-01; Filing date: 2026-07-02.
• Price: $34.90 per share; Total value: $2,792.
• Shares acquired: 80.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes: (F1) Shares were acquired pursuant to the ESPP for the April 1–June 30, 2026 purchase period. (F2) Purchase price was 90% of Hilltop's closing price on June 30, 2026.
• Timeliness: The Form 4 was filed the day after the transaction; no late filing is indicated in the provided information.

Context ESPP purchases are routine company programs that let employees buy stock at a discount (90% here). Such purchases indicate the insider participated in a standard benefit plan rather than a market-timed buy; they are factual data points but not definitive signals of future company performance.