Grass Brian 4

What Happened Brian Grass, Chief Financial Officer of Helen of Troy (HELE), had 1,288 common shares withheld to satisfy estimated tax liability on restricted stock awards that vested. The withholding was executed at $17.64 per share, totaling approximately $22,720. This was a tax-withholding disposition (Form 4 transaction code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-02; Form 4 filed 2026-03-03 (timely).
• Quantity and price: 1,288 shares withheld at $17.64/share; total value ~$22,720.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: Withholding satisfied estimated tax on RSAs that vested March 1, 2026; the original grant was reported as beneficially owned in Mr. Grass’s March 5, 2024 Form 4 (per footnote F1).
• Transaction code meaning: F = payment of exercise price or tax liability (tax withholding).

Context Tax-withholding on vested restricted stock is a routine administrative transaction to cover tax obligations and differs from an open-market sale. It reduces reported holdings but does not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s market view.