Ware Christopher E. 4

What Happened Christopher E. Ware, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Itron (ITRI), sold 4,486 shares in an open-market/private sale on February 19, 2026 at $99.54 per share, generating proceeds of approximately $446,530. The filing indicates the shares were automatically sold to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of a performance-based restricted stock unit award—so this is a routine tax-withholding sale rather than a discretionary sell signal.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-02-19 — 4,486 shares at $99.54 per share.
• Proceeds: ~$446,530.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in the excerpt of this Form 4.
• Footnote: F1 — sale was automatic to cover tax withholding on vesting of a performance-based RSU.
• Filing: Report filed 2026-02-23 (within the standard two-business-day Form 4 filing window).

Context Tax-withholding sales following RSU vesting are common and typically procedural. They do not necessarily reflect the insider’s view on the company’s near-term prospects.