Merten Jesse E 4
4 · ALLSTATE CORP · Filed Feb 18, 2026
Research Summary
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Allstate (ALL) President Jesse Merten Receives 15,809-Share Award; 6,302 Withheld
What Happened
Jesse E. Merten, President, Personal Property–Liability at Allstate (ALL), received 15,809 shares on Feb 13, 2026 upon conversion of a 2023 performance stock award under The Allstate Corporation 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. Of those shares, 6,302 were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations; the withheld shares were reported as disposed at $207.51 per share for a withholding value of $1,307,728. The award shares were recorded at $0.00 acquisition price (typical for performance-vesting stock conversions).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-13 (conversion/award and subsequent withholding reported).
- Award: 15,809 shares acquired (code A) at $0.00 (conversion of performance stock award).
- Withholding: 6,302 shares withheld (code F) at $207.51 per share = $1,307,728 withheld to cover taxes.
- Footnotes: F1 — shares from conversion of 2023 performance stock award under 2019 Equity Incentive Plan; F2 — shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
- Filing: Report filed 2026-02-18 for a 2026-02-13 transaction; filing falls within the SEC’s 2-business-day window when accounting for the Presidents’ Day holiday, so appears timely.
Context
This was not an open-market sale or purchase but the conversion of a performance-based equity award; withholding of shares for taxes is a routine administrative action and does not by itself indicate a change in insider sentiment. For derivative/award transactions like this, the key items are the number of shares vested/converted and any shares withheld for taxes rather than cash proceeds from a public sale.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-13+15,809→ 37,096 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-13$207.51/sh−6,302$1,307,728→ 30,794 total
- 7,804(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Stock
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Shares acquired upon conversion of 2023 performance stock award, pursuant to The Allstate Corporation 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.
- [F2]Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations incident to the conversion of performance stock award.