Bader Eric S 4

What Happened

• Eric S. Bader, EVP and COO of Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ), was granted 3,492 shares of restricted stock on January 29, 2026. The shares were reported as acquired at $0.00 (typical for equity awards), so there was no cash exchange. This is an equity award (grant), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: January 29, 2026; Filing date: February 2, 2026 (Form 4 accession 0001437749-26-002640).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A). Price per share reported: $0.00; total reported cash = $0.
• Vesting for this grant: Shares vest in three equal annual installments commencing January 29, 2029 (footnote F1).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided Form 4 details.
• Other footnotes in the filing (F2–F6) reference additional restricted stock holdings with varying vesting commencement dates (Dec 2024, Dec 2025, Dec 2026, Dec 2027, Jan 2028).
• No indication in the supplied data that this filing was late.

Context

• This was an award of restricted stock as part of compensation — not a market purchase — so it reflects grant-based compensation rather than an immediate trading signal. Restricted shares vest over future years (per F1), meaning the recipient cannot freely sell them until vesting conditions are met.