Espey MFG & Electronics Corp (NYSE:ESP) disclosed insider transactions involving its president and chief executive officer, David A. Oneil. On February 13, 2026, Oneil sold 8,856 shares of the company's common stock at $50.00 per share, with the transaction generating proceeds of $442,800.
On the same date, Oneil completed the exercise of stock options to acquire a total of 7,675 shares of Espey common stock. Those option exercises were executed in three separate transactions, with exercise prices spanning from $21.75 to $27.21, and the aggregate cost for exercising the options amounted to $190,706.
Following these moves, Oneil's reported direct ownership in Espey stands at 16,250 shares. The filings also show indirect ownership of an additional 15,544 shares through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
Separately from the insider activity, the company announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share. The dividend is scheduled to be paid on December 26, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 19, 2025.
Espey also reported a change to its governance team. Nancy Patzwahl has been appointed as the new Chair of the Audit Committee, replacing Paul Corr in that role. The company noted that Paul Corr will continue to serve on the board and will remain a member of the Audit Committee.
These items - the CEO's sale and option exercises, the dividend declaration with its record and payment dates, and the audit committee leadership change - were disclosed in recent company filings and announcements. The statements regarding governance were framed as part of ongoing adjustments to the company's oversight structure.
All figures and dates above reflect the information reported by Espey MFG & Electronics Corp in its disclosures.