Pilette Vincent 4
4 · Gen Digital Inc. · Filed Feb 19, 2026
Research Summary
AI-generated summary of this filing
Gen Digital (GEN) CEO Vincent Pilette Buys 795 Shares via ESPP
What Happened
Vincent Pilette, Gen Digital's CEO, President and Chair, acquired 795 shares of Gen Digital common stock on February 15, 2026 under the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The shares were purchased at $20.16 per share for a total cost of $16,029. This was a company plan purchase (a buy), not an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 15, 2026; Form 4 filed February 19, 2026.
- Price: $20.16 per share; total value $16,029.
- Shares acquired: 795 shares (ESPP purchase for the offering period Aug 16, 2025 – Feb 15, 2026).
- Footnotes: purchase was made under the Gen Digital 2008 ESPP and was priced at 85% of the Feb 15, 2026 closing price; transaction is exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).
- Shares owned after transaction: not provided in the supplied filing details.
Context
ESPP purchases are routine employee contributions that buy shares at a discount (here, 85% of the closing price), often via payroll deductions for an offering period. Such purchases are generally viewed as a modest insider buy but are common and do not, by themselves, indicate a change in company outlook.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1][F2][F3]2026-02-15$20.16/sh+795$16,029→ 2,184,124 total
- 103,000(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
- 517,477(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The reporting person is voluntarily reporting the acquisition of shares of the issuer's common stock pursuant to Gen Digital Inc. 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"), for the ESPP Purchase Period (as defined in the ESPP) of August 16, 2025 through February 15, 2026. This transaction is also exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).
- [F2]The Purchase Period ended February 15, 2026 and is the Purchase Period comprising the Offering Period (as defined in the ESPP) that began August 16, 2025.
- [F3]In accordance with the ESPP, these shares were purchased based on 85% of the closing price on Feb 15, 2026.