Soriot Pascal 4

What Happened
Pascal Soriot, a director of Agilent Technologies (A), received an award of 2,158 shares of Agilent common stock on 2026-03-19 at $111.75 per share (total value $241,157). To cover tax withholding on the vesting, 648 of those shares were surrendered to the company at the same price (value $72,414), leaving a net increase of 1,510 shares retained from the grant. This was an award (compensation) rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-19
• Award: 2,158 shares @ $111.75 = $241,157 (Transaction code A)
• Tax withholding: 648 shares surrendered @ $111.75 = $72,414 (Transaction code F)
• Net shares retained from grant: 1,510 shares
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in this filing
• Footnotes: (1) The shares were fully vested upon grant. (2) 648 shares were surrendered to satisfy the tax liability in accordance with Rule 16b-3.
• Filing timeliness: Report filed 2026-03-23 for a 2026-03-19 transaction — filed within the required Form 4 window (timely).

Context

• This was a director compensation award that vested immediately; surrendering shares to cover taxes is a common administrative action and is recorded as a disposition for tax purposes (code F), not an open-market sale for investment reasons.
• Awards and withholding do not necessarily indicate the insider’s view on the stock; purchases are typically more informative about sentiment.