Abrahams Gary C 4

What Happened
Gary Abrahams, VP and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) of EPAM Systems, purchased 77.551 shares of EPAM common stock on April 30, 2026 at $96.71 per share, a total acquisition of approximately $7,500. The transaction is reported as a purchase (code P) and was made under EPAM’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-04-30; 77.551 shares at $96.71 each (total ≈ $7,500).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: Reporting person voluntarily reported an ESPP purchase for the Nov 1, 2025–Apr 30, 2026 purchase period. Shares were bought at the lesser of 85% of the fair market value on the first or last trading day of the period. The transaction is exempt from Rule 16b-3(c).
• Filing timeliness: Form filed 2026-05-04 (within the two-business-day Form 4 reporting window for an April 30 transaction).

Context
This was an ESPP purchase — a routine way employees buy company stock at a discount (here, 85% of start/end-period price). Such purchases are common compensation/savings activity and are factual signals of an insider buying, but they often reflect scheduled plan participation rather than discretionary market timing.