Mendoza Marie 4

What Happened

• Marie Mendoza, SVP & General Counsel of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), sold 1,500 shares in an open-market transaction on February 17, 2026.
• Sale price: $88.08 per share; total proceeds ≈ $132,120.
• This was a sale (disposition) executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 trading plan, so it reflects a planned disposition rather than an ad-hoc purchase signal.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: Feb 17, 2026 — 1,500 shares at $88.08 each (code S — sale).
• Filing date: Feb 19, 2026 (filed within the standard Form 4 filing window; not indicated as late).
• Holdings noted in the filing: includes 2,251 shares purchased through the issuer’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan and approximately 14,211 shares held through the issuer’s 401(k) plan. (The filing does not state a single consolidated post-sale beneficial ownership number beyond these plan balances.)
• Footnote: Transaction effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 17, 2025.

Context

• Sales executed under 10b5-1 plans are prearranged and commonly used by insiders to systematically sell shares; they don’t necessarily signal a change in insider sentiment.
• For retail investors, purchases or acquisitions typically carry more weight as a bullish signal; planned sales like this are often routine or for liquidity/tax planning.