[Form 4] Essent Group LTD Insider Trading Activity
Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) director April Joyce Galda reported the acquisition of restricted share units and dividend equivalent units on 05/07/2025. The filing shows 2,569 restricted share units that convert one-for-one into common shares, increasing Ms. Galda's direct beneficial ownership by 2,569 shares. Additionally, 14 dividend equivalent units vested and were acquired, representing the economic equivalent of 14 common shares. The transactions were reported on a Form 4 and executed under awards that vested on the stated date. The filing was signed by an attorney-in-fact.
- Timely disclosure of insider acquisition on Form 4, fulfilling Section 16 reporting obligations
- Equity alignment: director received 2,569 restricted share units that convert one-for-one to common shares, aligning director compensation with shareholders
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: A director received equity compensation totaling 2,583 share-equivalents, indicating routine executive vesting rather than open-market buying or selling.
The Form 4 discloses awards vesting: 2,569 restricted share units and 14 dividend equivalent units converted to share-equivalents on 05/07/2025. This is typical compensation-related issuance to an insider and increases the director's direct ownership by a modest amount relative to a public company. There is no cash purchase or sale reported, and no indication of a Rule 10b5-1 plan or an open-market transaction. For investors, this shows management receiving equity aligned with shareholder interests but is not, by itself, a material corporate-event signal.
TL;DR: Equity awards vested for a director; disclosure is timely and conforms to Section 16 reporting requirements.
The filing identifies the reporting person as a director and reports vesting-based acquisitions (restricted share units and dividend equivalents). The units convert one-for-one to common shares, and ownership is direct. The document includes an attorney-in-fact signature, which is acceptable for Form 4 filings. There are no atypical governance issues disclosed such as accelerated vesting due to a change-in-control or related-party transactions. This appears to be standard compensation vesting and proper disclosure under Section 16.