Willis Lease Finance CFO Scott Flaherty Buys 148 Shares

What Happened

• Scott B. Flaherty, EVP and CFO of Willis Lease Finance Corp. (WLFC), purchased 148 shares on 2026-07-31 at $29.07 per share, for a total of about $4,302. This was a purchase through the company’s employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), not a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-31; filing date (Form 4): 2026-08-03.
• Price per share: $29.07; shares acquired: 148; aggregate value: ~$4,302.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided data; the filing notes beneficial ownership was adjusted for a 3-for-1 forward stock split effective July 21, 2026.
• Footnotes: F1 — shares acquired pursuant to employee participation in the Company’s ESPP; F2 — beneficial ownership numbers adjusted for the July 21, 2026 3-for-1 forward split.
• Timeliness: Filed within the required reporting window (filed Aug 3 for a July 31 trade), so the report appears timely.

Context

• This was an ESPP purchase (employee purchase), which is a routine way insiders acquire shares—often at a discount—and is generally considered a routine, incremental buy rather than a large directional bet. The dollar amount is modest (~$4.3k). The 3-for-1 forward split note means reported share counts reflect the split-adjusted amounts.