Oscher Ronald J 4

What Happened

• Ronald J. Oscher, Chief Administrative Officer of AMETEK (AME), had a settlement of performance restricted stock units (PRSUs) on Feb 17, 2026: 2,755 shares were issued to him (recorded as an award at $0.00).
• Of those, 776 shares were withheld to cover tax liabilities (disposed) at $233.33 per share, a withholding value of $181,064.
• He also acquired small share amounts via dividend reinvestment: 32 shares and 6 shares (both recorded at $0.00). Net of the tax withholding, he received 1,979 PRSU shares; including the dividend reinvestments his net increase was 2,017 shares.

Key Details

• Transaction date(s): Feb 17, 2026; Form 4 filed Feb 19, 2026.
• Award/settlement: 2,755 shares (code A; footnote F3 — settlement of PRSUs awarded Mar 22, 2023).
• Tax withholding: 776 shares withheld (code F; footnote F4 — withholding to pay taxes) at $233.33/share = $181,064.
• Dividend reinvestments: 32 shares (footnote F1 — SERP) and 6 shares (footnote F2 — 401(k)), both recorded as $0.00 acquisitions (code J).
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing summary.
• Filing timeliness: Form filed two days after the transactions (Feb 17 → Feb 19), which is within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 window.

Context

• This was not an open-market purchase or sale but a routine settlement of PRSUs and corresponding tax withholding (common practice when awards vest). The withholding is effectively a cashless method to satisfy tax obligations and does not necessarily indicate buying or selling intent in the market.