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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/

EGY · NYSE · CIK 0000894627 · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

0 qualifying P purchase groups
in the current 180-day scoring window

30 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
0 sales · 30 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2024-12-16 · Maxwell George W.M. · $21.1K

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityNone
Recent buyingNone
Recent salesNone
Buy signal statusInactive
Score anatomy

No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.

ClusterNot calculated
Purchase sizeNot calculated
RoleNot calculated
RecencyNot calculated
ConvictionNot calculated

Why is there no score?

  • No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
  • Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.

Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Willis LynnChief Accounting Officer
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Pruckl ThorChief Operating Officer
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POWERS MATTHEW REVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sect
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Maxwell George W.M.Chief Executive Officer
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Bain Ronald YChief Financial Officer
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Donohue CaseySee Remarks (a)
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

Showing the six most active owners; 4 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.

Purchase breadth, concentration & cluster buying

These modules activate when qualifying purchases enter the 180-day research window.

SIGNAL HISTORY

No recorded active-signal snapshot

Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2024-12-16 · Maxwell George W.M..

Recent Form 4 activity

0Purchases
0Sales
30Other Form 4 lines
21SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING0 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING0 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER30 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot assessed

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
7,365,263
Previous report
8,119,459
Avg daily volume
1,501,799
Days to cover
4.9

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2024-12-16Maxwell George W.M.Purchase (P)Common Stock4,500USD 4.68USD 21,060SEC filing ↗
2023-09-22LaFehr Edward DavidPurchase (P)Common Stock332USD 4.25USD 1,411SEC filing ↗
2023-08-31Maxwell George W.M.Purchase (P)Common Stock5,000USD 4.11USD 20,550SEC filing ↗
2023-08-31FAWTHROP ANDREW LAWRENCEPurchase (P)Common Stock4,000USD 4.11USD 16,440SEC filing ↗
2023-06-23LaFehr Edward DavidPurchase (P)Common Stock280USD 3.71USD 1,039SEC filing ↗
2023-05-25Bain Ronald YPurchase (P)Common Stock5,000USD 3.95USD 19,750SEC filing ↗
2023-05-16Stubbs Catherine LPurchase (P)Common Stock6,693USD 3.74USD 25,034SEC filing ↗
2023-05-16LaFehr Edward DavidPurchase (P)Common Stock5,300USD 3.72USD 19,716SEC filing ↗
2023-05-15Maxwell George W.M.Purchase (P)Common Stock10,000USD 3.70USD 37,000SEC filing ↗
2023-05-12FAWTHROP ANDREW LAWRENCEPurchase (P)Common Stock5,464USD 3.67USD 20,053SEC filing ↗
2022-12-13Maxwell George W.M.Purchase (P)Common Stock5,000USD 4.33USD 21,650SEC filing ↗
2022-11-16Bain Ronald YPurchase (P)Common Stock4,250USD 5.55USD 23,588SEC filing ↗
2022-11-15Maxwell George W.M.Purchase (P)Common Stock20,000USD 5.57USD 111,400SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

30 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 220 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-06-08Willis LynnTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,356USD 5.53USD 7,499SEC filing ↗
2026-06-08Pruckl ThorTax withholding (F)Common Stock8,481USD 5.53USD 46,900SEC filing ↗
2026-06-08POWERS MATTHEW RTax withholding (F)Common Stock4,542USD 5.53USD 25,117SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (21 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-06-08Willis LynnTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,356USD 5.53USD 7,499SEC filing ↗
2026-06-08Pruckl ThorTax withholding (F)Common Stock8,481USD 5.53USD 46,900SEC filing ↗
2026-06-08POWERS MATTHEW RTax withholding (F)Common Stock4,542USD 5.53USD 25,117SEC filing ↗
2026-06-08Maxwell George W.M.Tax withholding (F)Common Stock39,934USD 5.53USD 220,835SEC filing ↗
2026-06-08Bain Ronald YTax withholding (F)Common Stock14,579USD 5.53USD 80,622SEC filing ↗
2026-06-05Willis LynnTax withholding (F)Common Stock2,586USD 5.29USD 13,680SEC filing ↗
2026-06-05Pruckl ThorTax withholding (F)Common Stock24,168USD 5.29USD 127,849SEC filing ↗
2026-06-05POWERS MATTHEW RTax withholding (F)Common Stock12,340USD 5.29USD 65,279SEC filing ↗
2026-06-05Maxwell George W.M.Tax withholding (F)Common Stock100,540USD 5.29USD 531,857SEC filing ↗
2026-06-05Donohue CaseyTax withholding (F)Common Stock4,873USD 5.29USD 25,778SEC filing ↗
2026-06-05Bain Ronald YTax withholding (F)Common Stock37,335USD 5.29USD 197,502SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04Willis LynnAward / grant (A)Common Stock19,935USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04Stubbs Catherine LAward / grant (A)Common Stock23,173USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04Pruckl ThorAward / grant (A)Common Stock76,073USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04POWERS MATTHEW RAward / grant (A)Common Stock44,377USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04Nze-Bekale FabriceAward / grant (A)Common Stock23,173USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04Maxwell George W.M.Award / grant (A)Common Stock363,242USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04LaFehr Edward DavidAward / grant (A)Common Stock23,173USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04FAWTHROP ANDREW LAWRENCEAward / grant (A)Common Stock23,173USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04Donohue CaseyAward / grant (A)Common Stock36,896USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-04Bain Ronald YAward / grant (A)Common Stock173,956USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerEGY
CIK0000894627
SectorEnergy
IndustryOil & Gas E&P Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC1311 Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
ExchangeNYSE

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history220 transaction lines from 2020-02-28 to 2026-06-08
13 P purchase lines · 13 S sale lines · 194 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.