EARLY CREIGHTON K 4

What Happened Early Creighton, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Willdan Group, had 4,307 shares of common stock withheld on March 9, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to restricted stock that vested. The withholding was recorded at $82.98 per share, for a total withholding value of $357,395. This was not an open-market sale but a routine tax-withholding related to vesting.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: March 9, 2026; 4,307 shares at $82.98 each.
• Total value of shares withheld: $357,395.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing excerpt.
• Footnote F1: Shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations from restricted stock that vested on March 7, 2026; the restricted stock was originally granted March 7, 2023.
• Footnote F2 (outstanding awards):
  • 5,625 RSUs vesting in three substantially equal installments on Mar 3, 2027/2028/2029;
  • 4,620 RSUs vesting in three substantially equal installments on Mar 17, 2026/2027/2028;
  • 2,800 RSUs vesting in two substantially equal installments on Mar 20, 2026/2027.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed March 11, 2026 for the March 9 transaction — appears to be timely (within typical 2-business-day reporting window).

Context Transaction code F indicates shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding upon RSU/stock vesting (a common, administrative action). This is not a purchase or an open-market sale and therefore should not be read as a direct signal of the CFO’s market sentiment.