Borthwick Alastair M 4
4 · BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ · Filed Feb 18, 2026
Research Summary
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Bank of America (BAC) CFO Alastair Borthwick Exercises Units, Surrenders Shares for Taxes
What Happened
- Alastair M. Borthwick, Executive Vice President & CFO of Bank of America, converted/ exercised a total of 116,948 award units into common shares on February 15, 2026. To satisfy tax-withholding obligations, he surrendered/withheld 77,205 shares at $52.55 per share (totaling approximately $4.06 million). After withholding/surrender, he netted about 39,743 shares.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 15, 2026; Form 4 filed February 18, 2026.
- Conversion quantity: 116,948 units converted to shares (multiple grant lots).
- Shares surrendered/withheld for taxes: 77,205 shares at $52.55/share = $4,057,123 total.
- Tax-withholding share counts and cash amounts shown on the filing sum to the amounts above.
- Net shares received by the insider: ~39,743 shares.
- Codes explained: M = exercise/conversion of derivative/units; F = payment to satisfy tax liability (shares withheld); D = disposition to issuer to satisfy tax withholding.
- Footnotes indicate these were award units from multiple grants (grants dated Feb 15, 2022; Feb 15, 2023; Feb 15, 2024; Feb 14/15, 2025) with various vesting schedules (annual installments). Footnote F2 clarifies dispositions to the issuer were to satisfy tax withholding.
- Shares owned after the transaction are not stated in the supplied summary of the filing.
Context
- This was not an open-market sale — the shares were converted from company awards and a portion was surrendered/withheld to cover taxes (a routine, non‑market transaction). For derivative/award conversions like this, surrendering shares for tax is common and does not necessarily indicate a change in the executive’s view of the stock.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Borthwick Alastair M
Executive Vice President & CFO
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-15+16,113→ 404,213 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-15$52.55/sh−8,911$468,273→ 395,302 total - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-15+25,000→ 420,302 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-15$52.55/sh−13,826$726,556→ 406,476 total - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-15+19,775→ 426,251 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-15$52.55/sh−10,936$574,687→ 415,315 total - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-15+14,478→ 429,793 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-15$52.55/sh−8,007$420,768→ 421,786 total - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F3]2026-02-15+14,478→ 436,264 total - Disposition to Issuer
Common Stock
2026-02-15$52.55/sh−14,478$760,819→ 421,786 total - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-15+13,552→ 435,338 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-15$52.55/sh−7,495$393,862→ 427,843 total - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F3]2026-02-15+13,552→ 441,395 total - Disposition to Issuer
Common Stock
2026-02-15$52.55/sh−13,552$712,158→ 427,843 total - Exercise/Conversion
2022 Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F4]2026-02-15−16,113→ 0 totalExp: 2026-02-15→ Common Stock (16,113 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F5]2026-02-15−25,000→ 0 totalExp: 2026-02-15→ Common Stock (25,000 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
2023 Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F6]2026-02-15−19,775→ 19,776 totalExp: 2027-02-15→ Common Stock (19,775 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
2024 Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F7]2026-02-15−14,478→ 28,957 totalExp: 2028-02-15→ Common Stock (14,478 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
2024 Restricted Stock Units
[F3][F8]2026-02-15−14,478→ 28,956 totalExp: 2028-02-15→ Common Stock (14,478 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
2025 Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F9]2026-02-15−13,552→ 40,657 totalExp: 2029-02-15→ Common Stock (13,552 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
2025 Restricted Stock Units
[F3][F10]2026-02-15−13,552→ 40,657 totalExp: 2029-02-15→ Common Stock (13,552 underlying)
Footnotes (10)
- [F1]Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Bank of America Corporation common stock.
- [F10]On February 14, 2025, the reporting person was granted units, vesting in cash in four equal annual installments commencing on February 15, 2026.
- [F2]Disposition of shares to the issuer to satisfy a tax withholding obligation.
- [F3]Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Bank of America Corporation common stock.
- [F4]On February 15, 2022, the reporting person was granted units, vesting in four equal annual installments commencing on February 15, 2023.
- [F5]On February 15, 2022, the reporting person was granted units, vesting in two equal annual installments commencing on February 15, 2025.
- [F6]On February 15, 2023, the reporting person was granted units, vesting in four equal annual installments commencing on February 15, 2024.
- [F7]On February 15, 2024, the reporting person was granted units, vesting in shares in four equal annual installments commencing on February 15, 2025.
- [F8]On February 15, 2024, the reporting person was granted units, vesting in cash in four equal annual installments commencing on February 15, 2025.
- [F9]On February 14, 2025, the reporting person was granted units, vesting in shares in four equal annual installments commencing on February 15, 2026.
Signature
Alastair M. Borthwick / Michael P. Lapp POA|2026-02-18