Willis Lease (WLFC) Director Brendan Curran Receives Award

What Happened
Brendan Curran, a director of Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC), received a restricted stock grant of 3,000 shares on May 26, 2026. The grant is reported at $185.62 per share, for a total reported value of $556,860. This was an award/grant (Form 4 code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-26 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-05-27)
• Price/value: $185.62 per share; total $556,860
• Transaction type: Award / Restricted stock grant (code A)
• Vesting: Footnote F1 — restrictive stock grant vesting over one year
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt
• Filing timeliness: Report filed next day; no late filing indicated in the excerpt

Context
Restricted stock grants are typically compensation/retention awards for directors and usually vest over time (here, one year). Such grants represent receipt of equity rather than a market purchase or sale and do not by themselves signal a trading decision. For retail investors, note the grant increases insider ownership potential once vested, but the shares may be subject to transfer restrictions until vesting completes.