AtriCure (ATRC) Chief Legal Officer Karl Dahlquist Buys Stock

What Happened
Karl S. Dahlquist, Chief Legal Officer of AtriCure, acquired 636 shares of AtriCure common stock on June 30, 2026. The shares were purchased under AtriCure’s 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) at $23.78 per share, for a total acquisition value of $15,124. This is a purchase (acquisition) rather than a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-30; filing date: 2026-07-02 (no indication in the filing that it was late).
• Shares acquired: 636 at $23.78 each; total value $15,124.
• Purchase mechanism: AtriCure 2018 ESPP for the offering period ended June 30, 2026 (per footnote).
• Price basis: ESPP price = 85% of the closing price on 6/30/2026; closing price that day was $27.98, producing the $23.78 purchase price.
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not disclosed in this filing.

Context
ESPP purchases use payroll contributions and often include a discount (here, 85% of the period-end price), so they are routine employee purchases rather than open-market buys. Such purchases can indicate insider participation but are common for employees using company benefit plans and do not by themselves indicate future company performance.