Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ: RUSHA) broker-assisted sale of 8,000 shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Rush Enterprises Inc. reports a broker-assisted exercise and sale of 8,000 shares of Class A Common Stock on 02/19/2026.

The transaction is described as an exercise of employee stock options and was reported on Form 144 for shares traded on NASDAQ.

Insights

Equity Securities Analyst

Routine employee option exercise and resale recorded; limited market impact.

The filing lists a broker-assisted exercise and sale of 8,000 Class A common shares on 02/19/2026, originating from employee stock options. This is a custody/transaction detail rather than an operational update.

Cash-flow treatment and buyer identity are not provided in the excerpt; timing and size imply this is a routine insider liquidity event rather than a corporate financing.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

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Submission Contact Information
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144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

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Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

Relationship to Issuer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Class A Common Stock	Merrill Lynch 225 Liberty Street Floor 37 New York NY 10281	8000	566469.96	60643501	02/19/2026	NASDAQ

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Class A Common Stock	02/19/2026	Exercise of employee stock options	RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\			8000	02/19/2026	Broker assisted exercise of employee stock options

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

144: Remarks and Signature

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Date of Notice

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

FAQ

What did RUSHA disclose in the Form 144?

The filing discloses a broker-assisted exercise and sale of 8,000 Class A Common Stock shares on 02/19/2026. It states the shares arose from an exercise of employee stock options and were listed as traded on NASDAQ.

Does the Form 144 show who bought the shares for RUSHA?

No, the excerpt does not name any purchaser. It records a broker-assisted sale resulting from an option exercise and does not disclose buyer identity or specific proceeds recipient in the provided text.

How many RUSHA shares were sold under the Form 144 report?

The report lists the sale of 8,000 Class A Common Stock shares on 02/19/2026. The filing ties those shares to an employee stock option exercise and broker-assisted processing.

Was this Form 144 a corporate offering or insider sale for RUSHA?

This Form 144 documents an insider sale following an employee option exercise. It is not a corporate registered offering; the sale originates from employee-held options per the filing excerpt.

Does the Form 144 disclose proceeds received by RUSHA?

The provided excerpt does not state who received proceeds. It describes the transaction as an exercise of employee stock options and a broker-assisted sale but does not assign proceeds in the text.