Kramer Robin 4
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Biogen (BIIB) CFO Robin Kramer Exercises RSUs, Sells Shares for Taxes
What Happened
- Robin Kramer, Chief Financial Officer of Biogen, had restricted stock units vest and converted/was issued a total of 5,003 shares on Feb 6, 2026 (no exercise price). To satisfy tax withholding, 1,543 shares were withheld/sold at $201.18 each for a total of $310,420. Net shares added to Kramer's holdings from this event = 3,460 shares.
- These transactions are routine tax-withholding/settlement of RSUs rather than an open-market purchase or deliberate sell signal.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 6, 2026; Form 4 filed Feb 10, 2026 (timely filing).
- Conversion details: 789, 703 and 3,511 shares converted (total 5,003 shares).
- Tax-withholding disposals: 273, 207 and 1,063 shares withheld/sold at $201.18 per share (total proceeds ~$310,420).
- Net change: +3,460 shares retained after withholding.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
- Codes: M = conversion/exercise of derivative (RSU settlement); F = shares withheld/sold to pay tax liability.
- Footnotes indicate the RSUs came from three grants with three-year annual vesting schedules:
- F1: Grant 02/08/2023 — vesting in three equal annual installments.
- F2: Grant 02/07/2024 — vesting in three equal annual installments.
- F3: Grant 02/06/2025 — vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on 02/06/2026.
Context
- This was a vesting/settlement of restricted stock units with shares withheld to cover taxes (a common, administrative transaction). It is not an open-market sale or a discretionary cash purchase by the insider.
- Such withholding/sale for tax purposes is routine and should not be interpreted on its own as a bullish or bearish signal about company prospects.