A Form 4 filed on September 15, 2026 discloses that Michael G. O'Rourke, a director and President of the Chicago Bank Division at Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESQ), exercised stock options and acquired 5,953 shares of common stock on September 14, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Transaction: O'Rourke exercised stock options (transaction code M) on September 14, 2026, acquiring 5,953 shares of common stock at a price of $19.57 per share.
  • Direct ownership after transaction: Following the transaction, O'Rourke directly holds 72,679 shares of common stock.
  • Indirect ownership: O'Rourke also holds 18,630 shares of common stock indirectly through an IRA.
  • Options exercised: The 5,953 stock options exercised had an exercise price of $19.57, were exercisable from October 1, 2017, and were set to expire October 1, 2026.
  • Remaining options: O'Rourke retains stock options across ten additional tranches, with exercise prices ranging from $22.41 to $111.14, covering 26,830 shares of common stock in aggregate.
  • Unvested options: One tranche of 1,861 stock options at an exercise price of $111.14 vests in five equal annual installments commencing May 26, 2027.

O'Rourke Option Exercise and Beneficial Ownership at Esquire Financial Holdings

According to the filing, Michael G. O'Rourke, identified as a director and President of the Chicago Bank Division of Esquire Financial Holdings, exercised 5,953 fully vested stock options at an exercise price of $19.57 per share on September 14, 2026. The options were originally exercisable beginning October 1, 2017, and carried an expiration date of October 1, 2026. The filing records the price of the derivative security as $0, with 0 remaining options in that tranche following the exercise.

After the reported transaction, O'Rourke directly holds 72,679 shares of common stock and indirectly holds 18,630 shares through an IRA, according to the filing. He retains ten additional stock option tranches, all described in Table II of the filing. Nine of those tranches are noted as fully vested, per the filing's explanation of responses, with exercise prices ranging from $22.41 to $80.87 and covering a total of 24,969 shares underlying those options. A tenth tranche of 1,861 options at $111.14 is described as vesting "in five equal annual installments commencing on May 26, 2027," according to the filing.

The Form 4 was signed by Eric S. Bader pursuant to a power of attorney and was filed on September 15, 2026. O'Rourke's address is listed as 100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 100, Jericho, New York 11753.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reports a stock option exercise by a director and officer of Esquire Financial Holdings on September 14, 2026, resulting in the acquisition of 5,953 common shares at $19.57 each, with updated beneficial ownership figures for both direct and indirect holdings.