Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC) Director HelenBeth Vilcek Receives Award

What Happened
HelenBeth Garofalo Vilcek, a director of Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC), was granted an award of 2,500 shares on 2026-02-18. The award is reported at a grant price of $45.11 per share, for a total value of $112,775. This transaction is recorded as an award/acquisition (code A) rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-18; Filing date: 2026-02-20 (filed within the standard two-business-day window).
• Shares granted: 2,500 at $45.11 per share; total reported value $112,775.
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: Award vests over three years — one-third (33.33%) vests each year until fully vested.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or sale information reported in this filing.

Context
This is a compensation grant to a director, which is common and meant for retention/compensation; such awards differ from open-market purchases (which may be interpreted as a direct bullish signal). The vesting schedule means the shares are not immediately fully owned and could be forfeited if vesting conditions are unmet.