[Form 4] Park Aerospace Corp. Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Park Aerospace (PKE) – Form 4 insider activity filed 25-Jul-2025

Director Emily J. Groehl exercised 3,000 stock options at a strike price of $5.23 (grant dated 12-Jan-2017) and now holds 0 of those options. Table I also shows a disposal of 1,000 common shares (coded “D”); the filing does not state her post-transaction common-share balance. No price for the stock sale was disclosed.

Groehl retains seven unexercised option grants covering 24,500 shares with strike prices between $11.06 and $14.44 and expirations from 2029 to 2034. No additional purchases, sales, or grants were reported.

The mixed action—exercising below-market legacy options while selling a small block of stock—results in a net increase of 2,000 shares, a modest change relative to Park Aerospace’s float and unlikely to move the share price materially.

Insights

Equity Analyst

TL;DR: Small option exercise adds 2k shares; limited market impact.

The director converted 3,000 low-priced options and sold 1,000 shares, netting +2,000 shares of direct ownership. Such activity often signals confidence, yet the simultaneous sale dilutes that takeaway. Volume is insignificant versus PKE’s roughly 20 MM share float, so valuation effect should be negligible. Investors may view the low $5.23 strike as attractive relative to current option strikes ($11–14), highlighting long-term alignment but not a decisive bullish signal.

Corporate Governance Specialist

TL;DR: Routine Form 4; governance risk unchanged.

The filing meets Section 16 requirements and reflects ordinary option-exercise cadence. No red flags—no large disposals, no accelerated option grants, and post-exercise holdings still align incentives. Governance posture and insider-ownership profile remain stable.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GROEHL EMILY J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

28512 FINCH TERRACE

(Street)

BONITA SPRINGS FL 35135

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PARK AEROSPACE CORP [ PKE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/25/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								1,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Right to buy option(1)	$5.23	07/25/2025		M			3,000	01/12/2017	01/12/2026	Common Stock	3,000	$0	0	D
Right to buy option(1)	$14.44							05/07/2020	05/07/2029	Common Stock	3,500		3,500	D
Right to buy option(1)	$11.58							04/09/2021	04/09/2030	Common Stock	3,500		3,500	D
Right to buy option(1)	$12.8							04/02/2022	04/02/2031	Common Stock	3,500		3,500	D
Right to buy option(1)	$11.06							04/12/2023	04/12/2032	Common Stock	3,500		3,500	D
Right to buy option(1)	$13.08							05/01/2024	05/01/2033	Common Stock	3,500		3,500	D
Right to buy option(1)	$13.26							06/18/2025	06/18/2034	Common Stock	3,500		3,500	D
Right to buy option(1)	$14							06/16/2026	06/16/2026	Common Stock	3,500		3,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Option is exercisable, commencing on the date indicated, as to 25% of the aggregate number of shares listed and as to an additional 25% of such shares on each of the succeeding three anniversaries of such date.

	/s/ Constantine Petropoulos, by Power of Attorney	07/25/2025
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