Ben Crowl, Chief Lending Officer and Executive Vice President of FS Bancorp, Inc., filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on August 7, 2026, reporting a transaction in the company's common stock dated August 6, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Ben Crowl, identified as Chief Lending Officer and Executive Vice President of FS Bancorp, Inc.
  • Transaction date: August 6, 2026, with the filing signed and dated August 7, 2026.
  • Shares acquired: 17.333 shares of common stock acquired (Code J) at a price of $43.27 per share.
  • Stock Purchase Plan: The acquisition was made under the issuer's Nonqualified 2022 Stock Purchase Plan and includes a 25% match, according to the filing's explanation of responses.
  • Direct beneficial ownership following transaction: Two direct holdings reported - 163.333 shares and 16,789 shares of common stock.
  • Indirect beneficial ownership: 986 shares of common stock held indirectly through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

FS Bancorp Officer Acquires Shares Through Company Stock Purchase Plan

According to the filing, Ben Crowl, who serves as Chief Lending Officer and Executive Vice President at FS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSBW), acquired 17.333 shares of common stock on August 6, 2026, under transaction code J, at a price of $43.27 per share. The filing notes that these shares were purchased under the issuer's Nonqualified 2022 Stock Purchase Plan and that the total includes a 25% match provided by the company.

Following the reported transaction, the filing discloses that Crowl directly holds two separate line-item positions in common stock: 163.333 shares and 16,789 shares. In addition, the filing reports 986 shares of common stock held indirectly by Crowl through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. No derivative securities transactions were reported in Table II of the filing.

The filing was submitted as an individual report by one reporting person. FS Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company listed on NASDAQ under the ticker FSBW, headquartered in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, with Crowl's address of record listed at 6920 220th Street SW in the same city.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reported a single acquisition of 17.333 common shares by FS Bancorp's Chief Lending Officer and EVP under the company's Nonqualified 2022 Stock Purchase Plan, including a 25% match, with total direct and indirect beneficial ownership positions also disclosed.