Valdez Gloria L 4

What Happened Gloria Valdez, a director of ESCO Technologies Inc. (ticker: ESE), received an award of 772 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-02-02. The award is reported as a derivative acquisition (transaction code A) with a per-unit grant value of $233.09, for a total grant value of approximately $179,945. This was an award/compensation grant rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-02; Form filed 2026-02-03.
• Instrument: 772 Restricted Share Units (RSUs) — derivative award.
• Grant value: 772 × $233.09 = $179,945 (approx.).
• Vesting: Per filing footnote, each RSU equals the economic equivalent of one share and vests one year after the grant date; units convert to common stock upon vesting or at a later date if designated.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
• Remarks: Power of Attorney on file. No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or late-filing flag noted in the provided information.

Context RSU grants are typically compensation or retention awards for executives and directors. They do not represent immediate purchases or sales — the recipient receives the economic value (shares) only after vesting, so this grant does not signal an immediate change in market position.