# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002118402
**File Stem:** 0002118402-26-000004
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 12620
**Document Hash:** d95908d17be2e04b29d9ec3d72167e0d
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0002118402-26-000004.hdr.sgml**: 20260403

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0002118402-26-000004

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260326

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260403

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260403

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Ostertag Oliver
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002118402

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-09720
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26838698

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 8383 SENECA TURNPIKE
- **CITY:** NEW HARTFORD
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 13413
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000708821
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CALCULATING & ACCOUNTING MACHINES (NO ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS) [3578]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 161434688
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PAR TECHNOLOGY PARK
- **STREET 2:** 8383 SENECA TURNPIKE
- **CITY:** NEW HARTFORD
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 13413
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3157380600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 8383 SENECA TURNPIKE
- **CITY:** NEW HARTFORD
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 13413

## Ex-24

**Power of Attorney**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Cathy A. King, Bryan Menar, and Jennifer Lee Karinen, signing singly, with full power of substitution, re-substitution and delegation, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney in fact (each of such persons and their substitutes and delegees being referred to herein as the "Attorney-in-Fact"), with full power to act for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director or stockholder of **PAR Technology Corporation** (the "Company"), to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the undersigned to submit and file forms, schedules and other documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") utilizing the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval ("EDGAR") system, which actions may include (a) enrolling the undersigned in EDGAR Next and (b) preparing, executing and submitting to the SEC a Form ID, amendments thereto, and such other documents and information as may be necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make filings and submissions utilizing the EDGAR system;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) prepare and execute any and all forms, schedules and other documents (including any amendments thereto) the undersigned is required to file with the SEC, or which the Attorney-in-Fact considers advisable for the undersigned to file with the SEC, under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder, or under Rule 144 ("Rule 144") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 144 (all such forms, schedules and other documents being referred to herein as "SEC Filings");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any SEC Filings, and timely file such repose Filings with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority, including by submitting and filing SEC Filings with the SEC utilizing the EDGAR system or causing them to be submitted and filed by a person appointed under Section 4 below;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) act as an account administrator for the undersigned's EDGAR account, including by: (i) appointing, removing and replacing account administrators, account users, technical administrators and delegated entities; (ii) maintaining the security of the undersigned's EDGAR account, including modification of access codes; (iii) maintaining, modifying and certifying the accuracy of information on the undersigned's EDGAR account dashboard; (iv) acting as the EDGAR point of contact with respect to the undersigned's EDGAR account; and (v) performing any other actions contemplated by Rule 10 of Regulation S-T with respect to account administrators;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) cause the Company to accept a delegation of authority from any of the undersigned's EDGAR account administrators and, pursuant to that delegation, authorize the Company's EDGAR account administrators to appoint, remove or replace users for the undersigned's EDGAR account; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's equity securities from any third party, including the Company and any brokers, dealers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such third party to release any such information to the Attorney-in-Fact.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary or advisable to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by authority of this Power of Attorney.

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The undersigned acknowledges that: this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the Attorney-in-Fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided to such Attorney-in-Fact without independent verification of such information; any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information as the Attorney-in-Fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable; neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144, any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or any liability of the undersigned for disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 or Forms 144 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 23<sup>rd</sup> day of February, 2026.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>_/s/Oliver Ostertag____</u>______

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oliver Ostertag

State of New York<br>County of Oneida

On the 23<sup>rd</sup> day of February, 2026, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared <u>Oliver Ostertag</u>, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same in her capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.

This remote notarial act involved the use of communication technology.

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| Notarized online using audio-video communication | /s/Carrie L. Gardner |
| Carrie Gardner<br>Online Notary Public<br>State of New York<br>Herkimer County<br>Commission #: 01GA0030350<br>Commission Expires: 10/29/2028 | Notary Public Signature<br>[Notary Stamp/Seal] |

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Ostertag Oliver<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>8383 SENECA TURNPIKE<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>NEW HARTFORD, NY 13413<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP [ PAR ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2026-03-26 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_President_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 59430<sup>(1)</sup> | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | <sup>(2)</sup> | 2035-11-10 | Common Stock | 22200 | $38.70 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Includes (1) 11,829 shares of Common Stock issued upon vesting and settlement of previously granted restricted stock units; (2) grants of 6,847 restricted stock units that vest in full on March 1, 2027; (3) a grant of 34,041 restricted stock units, of which 6,007 vest on December 1, 2026 and 28,034 vest on December 1, 2027; and (4) a grant of 6,713 restricted stock units that vest in equal installments on March 1, 2027 and March 1, 2028.

(2) Option vests in equal installments on December 1, 2026, December 1, 2027, and December 1, 2028.

**Signature:** /s/ Jennifer L Karinen, Attorney-in-fact  
**Date:** 2026-04-03

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**