EARLY CREIGHTON K 4
4 · Willdan Group, Inc. · Filed Mar 12, 2026
Research Summary
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Willdan (WLDN) CFO Early Creighton Receives RSU Award; Shares Withheld
What Happened
Early Creighton K, Executive Vice President and CFO of Willdan Group, had 3,960 performance-based restricted stock units (RSUs vest) become effective March 11, 2026 (awarded at $0.00). To satisfy tax withholding on the vesting, 2,244 shares were withheld/disposed at an implied value of $83.98 per share, representing approximately $188,451.
Key Details
- Transaction date(s): March 11, 2026; Form 4 filed March 12, 2026 (timely filing).
- Award: 3,960 performance RSUs vested (grant price shown $0.00).
- Withholding: 2,244 shares withheld to cover tax obligations at $83.98/share = $188,451 (reported as disposition code F).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
- Footnotes of note:
- F1: These were performance-based RSUs granted March 7, 2023; performance conditions were certified and units vested March 11, 2026.
- F2: Reporting person still holds additional unvested RSUs totaling 13,045 shares scheduled to vest in installments through March 2029 (details in footnote).
- F3: The 2,244-share disposition reflects shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding on the vested RSUs.
Context
This was a vesting of performance RSUs (an award), not an open-market sale; the only "disposition" reported was withholding of shares for taxes, a routine administrative action that does not necessarily signal an insider view of the stock. For retail investors, purchases can be more informative than routine withholding; here, the filing documents compensation-related vesting and tax withholding rather than a market trade.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-11+3,960→ 79,135 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F3][F2]2026-03-11$83.98/sh−2,244$188,451→ 76,891 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents performance-based restricted stock units previously granted to the Reporting Person by the Issuer on March 7, 2023. The performance conditions applicable to the award were determined to have been satisfied by the Issuer's Compensation Committee effective on March 11, 2026, resulting in the immediate vesting of the restricted stock units as to 3,960 shares of Common Stock.
- [F2]Includes (i) 5,625 shares of restricted stock units that vest in three substantially equal installments on each of March 3, 2027, March 3, 2028 and March 3, 2029, (ii) 4,620 shares of restricted stock units that vest in three substantially equal installments on each of March 17, 2026, March 17, 2027 and March 17, 2028, and (iii) 2,800 shares of restricted stock units that vest in two substantially equal installments on each of March 20, 2026 and March 20, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through the applicable vesting date.
- [F3]Represents shares of the Issuer's Common Stock withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of the performance-based restricted stock units referenced in footnote (1).