ROUSSEAU JON B 4

What Happened
Jon B. Rousseau, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), had 49,304 shares of common stock withheld by the company on Jan 25, 2026 to satisfy withholding taxes tied to the vesting of 109,442 restricted stock units (RSUs). The withheld shares were recorded at $39.64 per share for a total value of $1,954,411. This was a tax-withholding/net-settlement event (routine), not an open-market sale for investment purposes.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-25; filing date: 2026-01-27 (timely).
• Withheld shares: 49,304 at $39.64 per share; total value reported $1,954,411.
• Underlying award: 109,442 RSUs vested; withholding performed at net settlement (closing price on Jan 23, 2026). (Footnote F1)
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability / tax withholding).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Reporting note: the filer disclaims beneficial ownership of any indirectly owned shares except to the extent of pecuniary interest (Footnote F2).

Context
Net settlement/withholding to cover taxes on vested RSUs is a common administrative action and generally considered routine rather than a signal about the insider's view of the stock. Purchases tend to be more informative for sentiment than tax-withholding disposals.