Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.·4

Mar 6, 9:58 PM ET

Luo Mary Z. 4

4 · Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Filed Mar 6, 2026

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Amphastar (AMPH) 10% Owner Jack Zhang Withholds Shares for Taxes

What Happened
Jack Y. Zhang, a reported 10% owner of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, had 8,201 shares withheld to satisfy tax liabilities upon the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs). The withholding occurred on March 4, 2026, at a reported price of $19.96 per share: 5,769 shares (≈ $115,149) and 2,432 shares (≈ $48,543), for a combined value of about $163,692. This was a tax-withholding disposition tied to RSU vesting—not an open-market sale.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: March 4, 2026. Report filed March 6, 2026 (timely within the two-business-day Form 4 window).
  • Shares withheld/disposed: 5,769 shares @ $19.96 (≈ $115,149) and 2,432 shares @ $19.96 (≈ $48,543); total 8,201 shares (≈ $163,692).
  • Nature of transaction: F (tax withholding to satisfy tax liability on RSU vesting). This is a withholding/cashless disposition, not a market sale indicating directional trading.
  • Shares held after transaction: not specified in the filing.
  • Footnotes of note:
    • F1: Shares were withheld to cover the reporting person's tax liability in connection with RSU vesting.
    • F2: Some securities are held of record by Mary Z. Luo; the reporting persons are husband and wife.
    • F3: Some shares are held of record by Applied Physics and Chemistry Laboratories, Inc., which is owned by the reporting persons and The Bill Luobei Zhang 2004 Irrevocable Trust.

Context
Tax-withholding dispositions on RSU vesting are routine administrative transactions: shares are withheld (or sold to the company) to cover payroll/tax obligations and do not necessarily reflect a change in the insider’s view of the company. As a 10% owner, Zhang’s filings are principally ownership disclosures rather than routine executive trading signals.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-03-04
Zhang Jack Y.
DirectorCEO & CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER10% Owner
Transactions
  • Tax Payment

    Common Stock

    [F1]
    2026-03-04$19.96/sh5,769$115,1492,841,890 total
  • Tax Payment

    Common Stock

    [F1][F2]
    2026-03-04$19.96/sh2,432$48,5431,183,043 total(indirect: See footnote)
Holdings
  • Common Stock

    [F3]
    (indirect: See footnote)
    6,827,679
Footnotes (3)
  • [F1]The reported shares were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units, or RSUs.
  • [F2]The securities are held of record by Mary Z. Luo. The reporting persons are husband and wife.
  • [F3]The shares are held of record by Applied Physics and Chemistry Laboratories, Inc., of which the reporting persons and The Bill Luobei Zhang 2004 Irrevocable Trust are the sole owners.

Documents

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