Barron Melissa 4
4 · Valaris Ltd · Filed Jul 7, 2026
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Valaris (VAL) Controller Melissa Barron: Shares Withheld for Taxes (260)
What Happened
- Melissa Barron, Controller of Valaris Ltd (VAL), had 260 shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to vesting. The shares were recorded at $75.35 each for a total value of $19,591. This was a tax-withholding disposition (transaction code F), not an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-07-03; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-07-07
- Shares withheld/disposed: 260 at $75.35 each; Total value: $19,591
- Transaction code: F — shares withheld to cover tax withholding upon vesting
- Footnote: Shares were withheld upon vesting; the issuer will pay the withholding amount in cash to the taxing authority
- Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing summary
- Timeliness: filing date is after the transaction date (filed 4 days later); check the full Form 4 for any late-filing designation
Context
- This was a routine tax-withholding event (often called a cashless or net settlement upon vesting), not an active sale in the market, and thus generally not taken as a directional signal about the insider’s view of the company.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Valaris LtdVAL
Barron Melissa
Controller
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Shares
[F1]2026-07-03$75.35/sh−260$19,591→ 17,742 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]These shares were withheld upon vesting to enable the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations that arose upon such vesting, which will be paid by the issuer to the appropriate taxing authority in cash.
Signature
/s/ Andrew Campbell, by power-of-attorney|2026-07-07