Director Sandra Van Trease of Enterprise Financial Services Corp filed a Form 4 on August 18, 2026, disclosing the acquisition of 2,227 phantom stock units on August 14, 2026, under the company's Non-Management Director Stock Plan.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Sandra Van Trease, director of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ:EFSC)
  • Transaction: Acquisition of 2,227 phantom stock units on August 14, 2026, at a price of $0, coded as an award (A)
  • Distribution date for new units: Shares underlying the 2,227 phantom units are scheduled for distribution on January 2, 2029, per the plan terms
  • Total phantom stock held directly: 2,227 newly awarded units, plus two existing tranches of 2,445 and 3,416 units, all held directly
  • Indirect holdings: 53,448 shares of common stock held indirectly by trust
  • Plan structure: Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of common stock upon distribution from the Non-Management Director Stock Plan deferred compensation account

Sandra Van Trease Phantom Stock Award Details Under Enterprise Financial Director Plan

According to the filing, Sandra Van Trease, serving as a director of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ:EFSC), reported a transaction dated August 14, 2026, under Table II (Derivative Securities). The transaction involves the acquisition of 2,227 phantom stock units at a price of $0, described in the filing as "shares issued under the Non-Management Director Stock Plan." The filing was signed and submitted on August 18, 2026.

The filing discloses three separate tranches of phantom stock held directly by Van Trease. The first tranche of 2,445 units is scheduled for distribution on January 3, 2028. The second tranche of 3,416 units is scheduled for distribution on January 2, 2027. The newly acquired tranche of 2,227 units is scheduled for distribution on January 2, 2029. The filing notes that the distribution dates are "the deferral date identified by the director in accordance with the terms of the Plan." No transaction code or price is associated with the two pre-existing tranches in the filing.

In addition to the phantom stock positions, the filing reports 53,448 shares of common stock beneficially owned indirectly by Van Trease through a trust. No direct common stock holdings are listed separately in Table I beyond that indirect position.

What Was Disclosed

The Form 4 discloses an August 14, 2026, award of 2,227 phantom stock units to director Sandra Van Trease under Enterprise Financial Services Corp's Non-Management Director Stock Plan, with distribution scheduled for January 2, 2029, and total indirect common stock holdings of 53,448 shares held by trust.