Ari P. Kornhaber - 05 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ)

Reporting relationship: EVP and Head of Corp Dev
Issuer ticker: ESQ
Reported as of: 05 Jan 2026
Net transaction value: +$115
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 06 Jan 2026, 14:41:08 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 23 Dec 2025
Next SEC filing: 02 Feb 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Eric S. Bader, pursuant to power of attorney

Key filing fact

Ari P. Kornhaber filed Form 4 for Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) on 06 Jan 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Ari P. Kornhaber's Form 4 filing for Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ).
5 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 06 Jan 2026, 14:41.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 23 Dec 2025.
Current net transaction value: +$115.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001709859 Primary reporting owner

Kornhaber Ari P

Relationship: EVP and Head of Corp Dev
Address: 100 JERICHO QUADRANGLE, SUITE 100, JERICHO
Signature: /s/ Eric S. Bader, pursuant to power of attorney
Signature date: 06 Jan 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

ESQ transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $139,062
Shares: +11,125
Change %: +11%
Price: $12.50
Shares after: 109,412
Date: 05 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5

ESQ transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $93,750
Shares: +7,500
Change %: +6.9%
Price: $12.50
Shares after: 116,912
Date: 05 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5

ESQ transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $232,697
Shares: -2,242
Change %: -1.9%
Price: $103.79
Shares after: 114,670
Date: 05 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5

ESQ holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 1,947
Date: 05 Jan 2026
Ownership: By IRA

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

ESQ transaction Derivative

Stock Options

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -7,500
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 05 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 7,500
Exercise price: $12.50
Footnotes: F6

ESQ transaction Derivative

Stock Options

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -11,125
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 05 Jan 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 11,125
Exercise price: $12.50
Footnotes: F6

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 6 footnotes

Footnote F1

Includes shares of restricted stock which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on December 16, 2024.

Footnote F2

Includes shares of restricted stock which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on December 9, 2025.

Footnote F3

Includes shares of restricted stock which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on December 19, 2026.

Footnote F4

Includes shares of restricted stock which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on December 15, 2027.

Footnote F5

Includes shares of restricted stock which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on January 30, 2028.

Footnote F6

Stock options are fully vested.