Flaherty Scott B. 4

What Happened
Scott B. Flaherty, EVP and CFO of Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC), acquired 194 shares on 2026-01-30 at $87.21 per share, for a total value of approximately $16,919. The Form 4 reports the transaction as code A (grant/award/other acquisition) and the filing lists the purchase as made under the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-30; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-02-02.
• Price: $87.21 per share; Shares acquired: 194; Total ~ $16,919.
• Transaction type/code: A — acquisition via ESPP (footnote F1).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not stated in the provided summary — see the Form 4 for total beneficial ownership.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or cashless exercise noted in the provided data. Filing appears timely based on reported dates.

Context
This was an employee stock purchase plan acquisition — a routine retention/compensation purchase rather than an open-market trade. Purchases by insiders can be interpreted as a positive signal, but ESPP purchases are common and often part of standard compensation programs; they do not necessarily indicate a change in outlook by the executive.