Speranza Emanuela 4

What Happened

• Emanuela Speranza, Chief Commercial Officer of AMETEK (AME), had performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs) settle on 2026-02-17. She was issued 1,399 shares (award, price $0.00).
• To satisfy tax withholding, 630 of those shares were withheld at an imputed price of $233.33 per share, totaling $146,998. Net new shares received by Speranza were 769 (1,399 issued − 630 withheld).
• This was a routine award settlement and tax-withholding event (not an open-market purchase or sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-17; Filing date: 2026-02-19 (filed two days after the transaction).
• Awarded/Acquired: 1,399 shares (Code A) at $0.00 (settlement of PRSUs awarded 3/22/2023).
• Withheld/Disposed: 630 shares (Code F) at $233.33 per share, proceeds/withholding = $146,998 (represents withholding to pay taxes).
• Net shares added from the settlement: 769 shares.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnotes: F1 = settlement of PRSUs awarded 3/22/2023; F2 = withholding of shares to pay taxes.

Context

• PRSU settlements convert previously granted performance/restricted units into actual shares; withholding shares to cover taxes is a common, administrative step and does not indicate an open-market sale.
• This report reflects compensation settlement activity rather than a purchase decision by the insider; it should be interpreted as routine equity compensation processing, not necessarily a signal of personal bullish or bearish sentiment.