Gajewski Kristen 4

What Happened
Kristen Gajewski, Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Avient (AVNT), had 3,450 restricted stock units (RSUs convert/derivatives) vest/convert into common shares on February 17, 2026. To satisfy the tax withholding obligation on the vesting, 1,605 shares were withheld at an effective value of $43.04 per share, totaling $69,079. No open-market sale of remaining shares was reported — this was a vesting/conversion event with tax withholding rather than a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 17, 2026; Form 4 filed February 19, 2026 (appears timely).
• Actions reported: conversion/exercise of derivative (3,450 RSUs → shares) and tax-withholding disposition of 1,605 shares.
• Withholding value: 1,605 shares × $43.04 = $69,079 withheld for taxes.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in this Form 4 (report is based on a plan statement as of Feb 17, 2026).
• Relevant footnotes: F1 = each RSU represents a right to one share; F2 = includes dividend equivalents on vested RSUs; F3 = shares withheld solely to satisfy tax withholding; F4 = info based on plan statement as of Feb 17, 2026.
• Transaction codes: M = exercise/conversion of derivative (RSU vesting), F = payment/tax withholding.

Context
This filing documents RSU vesting and tax withholding, not an open-market sale or purchase. Withholding of shares to cover taxes is a common, administrative action and does not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s market view. For retail investors, purchases by insiders are often more informative as bullish signals; conversions and withholding for taxes are routine compensation events.