Patel Nishu D. 4

What Happened
Nishu D. Patel, Freshpet’s Chief Accounting Officer, had 193 shares withheld to cover tax obligations upon vesting of restricted stock units. The withholding was recorded as a disposition at $57.43 per share, totaling approximately $11,084. This was a tax-withholding event (not an open-market sale or purchase).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-28; filing date: 2026-06-30. No late filing indicated on the Form 4.
• Reported transaction: 193 shares withheld (Disposition code F) at $57.43/share; total value ≈ $11,084.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — shares were withheld upon RSU vesting to cover tax obligations (standard tax withholding).

Context
Tax-withholding dispositions are routine administrative actions when restricted stock units vest; the company withholds a portion of shares to satisfy the insider’s tax liability. Such withholdings reduce reported beneficial holdings but are not generally interpreted as a market sentiment signal the way open-market purchases or sales might be.