Brian E. Shore, Board Chairman and CEO of Park Aerospace Corp, filed a Form 4 on August 14, 2026, disclosing option exercises and common stock sales executed on August 12 and August 13, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Options exercised on August 12: Shore exercised options covering 65,000 shares of common stock at exercise prices of $12.80, $11.06, $13.08, and $13.26 per share.
  • Options exercised on August 13: Shore exercised options covering 15,000 additional shares at exercise prices of $13.26 and $14.00 per share.
  • Shares sold on August 12: 65,000 shares were disposed of at a weighted average price of $38.17, with individual transaction prices ranging from $37.26 to $39.16 per share.
  • Shares sold on August 13: 15,000 shares were disposed of at a weighted average price of $37.75, with individual transaction prices ranging from $37.20 to $38.16 per share.
  • Direct beneficial ownership following transactions: 621,369 shares held directly after both days of activity.
  • Indirect holdings: Shore also holds indirect interests in shares through multiple trusts under the will of Cecile Shore, with co-trustee and beneficiary roles varying by trust.

Shore's Option Exercises and Same-Day Sales at Park Aerospace

According to the filing, all sales on both August 12 and August 13, 2026, were conducted as part of same-day-sale exercises. On August 12, Shore exercised four separate tranches of options: 8,750 shares at $12.80, 30,000 shares at $11.06, 18,750 shares at $13.08, and 7,500 shares at $13.26. The combined 65,000 shares acquired through those exercises were then sold at a weighted average price of $38.17 per share, with the full range of individual transaction prices spanning from $37.26 to $39.16 per share, as noted in the filing's footnotes.

On August 13, Shore exercised an additional two option tranches: 7,500 shares at $13.26 and 7,500 shares at $14.00, and sold the resulting 15,000 shares at a weighted average price of $37.75, with prices ranging from $37.20 to $38.16 per share. After both days of transactions, Shore's direct beneficial ownership stood at 621,369 shares, according to the filing.

The filing also reports indirect beneficial ownership through several trusts established under the will of Cecile Shore. Shore is described as beneficiary and co-trustee of certain trusts alongside siblings Peter Shore and Robin Shore, while for other trusts he serves only as co-trustee, with his siblings as beneficiaries. The filing notes Shore "disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trusts except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein." Remaining unexercised options following the reported transactions include 7,250 shares with an exercise price of $13.08, 15,000 shares at $13.26, and 22,500 shares at $14.00, per Table II of the filing. The issuer is identified in the filing as Park Aerospace Corp, trading on NYSE:PKE.

What Was Disclosed

The Form 4 filed August 14, 2026, discloses that Brian E. Shore, Board Chairman and CEO, exercised stock options and sold a combined 80,000 shares of Park Aerospace Corp common stock across two days, with direct beneficial ownership of 621,369 shares reported after the transactions.