GRASBY PAUL DARREN 4
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AMD EVP Paul Grasby Exercises RSUs; Shares Withheld for Taxes
What Happened
- Paul Darren Grasby, EVP & Chief Strategy Officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), had 7,084 restricted stock units (RSUs convert to shares) vest on Feb 15, 2026. The RSUs converted at $0 exercise price (typical for RSUs). To satisfy tax withholding obligations, 3,330 of those shares were withheld at an implied value of $207.32/share (total withholding ≈ $690,376). Net shares delivered to Grasby were 3,754.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 15, 2026; Form filed February 18, 2026.
- Shares converted/issued: 7,084 (code M: exercise/conversion of derivative); exercise price listed $0.00.
- Shares withheld for taxes: 3,330 (code F: tax withholding) at $207.32 each; total ≈ $690,376.
- Net shares retained by insider: 7,084 − 3,330 = 3,754.
- Footnotes: Each RSU equals one share on vesting; these RSUs vest 1/3 on each of Feb 15, 2026, 2027 and 2028.
- Filing timing: Form 4 was filed three days after the transaction date; this may be one business day late relative to the usual two-business-day Form 4 deadline.
Context
- This was not an open-market sale or purchase. It was a routine RSU vesting event with a common "sell/withhold to cover taxes" action. Such withholding does not indicate a market sale by the insider and is a standard company payroll/tax procedure.