Willdan (WLDN) Files Rule 144 to Sell 2,763 Restricted Shares via Morgan Stanley

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN) filed a Rule 144 notice disclosing a proposed sale of 2,763 common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC with an aggregate market value of $302,358.41. The shares represent part of the company's publicly traded common stock (total shares outstanding reported as 14,665,087) and the seller listed an approximate sale date of 08/15/2025 on the NASDAQ. The shares were acquired from the issuer as restricted stock in three grants: 734 shares on 08/03/2022, 1,294 shares on 06/09/2023, and 735 shares on 08/03/2023; each grant was paid in full on its acquisition date. No securities of the issuer were reported sold by the same person in the past three months in this filing. The notice includes the standard representation that the seller is not aware of undisclosed material adverse information.

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Routine insider/affiliate sale notice for 2,763 restricted shares valued at $302k, scheduled for mid-August 2025.

This Rule 144 filing is a standard disclosure that notifies the market of an intended sale of restricted shares originally issued by the company. The quantity—2,763 shares—represents a small fraction of the reported 14.7 million shares outstanding, indicating limited potential dilution or market impact from this specific sale. The filing lists acquisition dates and shows the shares were received as restricted stock and paid in full at grant, consistent with typical employee or affiliate equity compensation.

Compliance/Risk Analyst

TL;DR: Filing appears procedurally complete but lacks identifying filer contact and named seller information in the public excerpt.

The document follows Rule 144 formatting and includes the broker, share counts, acquisition details, and the seller's representation about material non-disclosure. However, the provided content does not show the filers name or CIK in the visible excerpt, nor the specific identity of the person on whose account the sale is proposed, which are typically present elsewhere in the full filing. From a compliance perspective, the disclosed allocation of grants and the absence of prior sales in the past three months simplify the aggregation and eligibility analysis under Rule 144.

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

Filer CIK
Filer CCC
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

Phone

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
Common	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services 1 New York Plaza 8th Floor New York NY 10004	2763	302358.41	14665087	08/15/2025	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 *
Common	08/03/2022	Restricted Stock	Issuer			734	08/03/2022	Not Applicable
Common	06/09/2023	Restricted Stock	Issuer			1294	06/09/2023	Not Applicable
Common	08/03/2023	Restricted Stock	Issuer			735	08/03/2023	Not Applicable

* 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

Remarks

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.

Signature

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