Taranto Eric Robert 4

What Happened
Eric Robert Taranto, EVP & GM, VSD at MKS Inc. (MKSI), sold 2,848.522 shares of MKSI stock in an open-market transaction on May 11, 2026. The reported weighted-average sale price was $319.93 per share, for proceeds of approximately $911,328.

Key Details

• Transaction date: May 11, 2026; Form filed May 12, 2026 (timely filing).
• Reported price: weighted average $319.93; trades ranged from $319.930 to $320.345 (per footnote).
• Shares sold: 2,848.522; proceeds ≈ $911,328.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: reporting person can provide per-trade share counts and prices upon request (multiple trades executed).
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or option-exercise language was disclosed in the provided information.

Context
This was a sale, which is often routine (e.g., portfolio rebalancing or liquidity needs) and does not necessarily indicate a change in insider confidence. Purchases generally carry more weight for inferring insider sentiment; no purchase or derivative exercise was reported here.