Nash Kevin C 4

What Happened
Kevin C. Nash, Chief Financial Officer of Gentex Corp (GNTX), reported multiple transactions on the Form 4. On Feb 17, 2026 (and a related entry on Feb 19), Nash was granted a total of 52,061 shares (38,181 performance-based shares on 2/17 and 13,880 shares on 2/19) recorded at $0.00. To satisfy tax withholding and via open-market sales he disposed of 33,055 shares on 2/17 — 21,170 shares were surrendered/used for tax withholding at $24.89 (total ~$526,921) and 11,885 shares were sold in the open market at $24.98 (total ~$296,848). Combined proceeds from the disposals were approximately $823,769. The grants are performance/award shares, not purchases (a grant is not an immediate buy signal).

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices:
  • Grants: 38,181 shares on 2026-02-17 and 13,880 shares on 2026-02-19 (acquired at $0.00)
  • Tax-withholding/share surrender: 16,864 shares and 4,306 shares on 2026-02-17 at $24.89 (disposed; totals ~$419,745 and ~$107,176)
  • Open-market sales: 6,317 shares and 5,568 shares on 2026-02-17 at $24.98 (disposed; totals ~$157,778 and ~$139,070)
• Total disposed: 33,055 shares for roughly $823,769; total granted/acquired: 52,061 shares.
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the provided filing excerpt — see the full Form 4 for current beneficial ownership.
• Footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: 38,181 shares are performance-based; total granted depends on long-term performance incentives.
  • F2: These performance shares vest 100% three years from the grant date.
• Filing date: Form filed 2026-02-19 covering transactions on 2026-02-17 and 2026-02-19. The filing does not indicate a late filing in the provided excerpt.

Context

• The grants are performance/award shares that vest in three years — they are not immediate cash purchases and typically reflect long-term compensation.
• The F-coded disposals indicate shares were surrendered to cover tax withholding (common for equity awards). The separate S-coded entries are actual open-market sales.
• These actions combine routine tax-withholding and partial sales with new awards; they should be viewed as compensation-related activity rather than an outright bullish purchase.