van Gunsteren Job Leonard 4

4 · BALCHEM CORP · Filed Feb 13, 2026

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Updated Feb 14, 2026

Balchem (BCPC) SVP Job van Gunsteren Receives Award, Sells Shares

What Happened

Job van Gunsteren, SVP & GM, Specialty Products at Balchem (BCPC), received equity awards on Feb 11, 2026 and had shares withheld to cover tax obligations. The filing shows awards of 430 restricted shares and 1,345 performance stock units (PSUs) granted/vested (includes 22 dividend equivalents), plus a derivative award of 1,600 shares. To satisfy withholding taxes, 756 of the vested PSUs and 58 restricted shares were withheld (disposed) — resulting in reported withholdings of 756 shares @ $178.68 ($135,082) on Feb 11 and 58 shares @ $177.49 ($10,294) on Feb 12.

Key Details

Transaction dates/prices: Feb 11, 2026 — 756 shares withheld @ $178.68; Feb 12, 2026 — 58 shares withheld @ $177.49. Award entries recorded on Feb 11, 2026 at $0.00 per share.
Awards reported: 430 restricted shares (A), 1,345 PSUs vested (A, includes 22 dividend equivalents), and a 1,600-share derivative award (A).
Withholding (code F): 814 shares total withheld to cover taxes, cash value ≈ $145,376.
Footnotes: F1 (restricted stock vests over 3 years); F2 (PSUs cover 2023–2025 performance period); F3 (756 of 1,345 PSUs withheld for taxes); F4 (58 restricted shares withheld for taxes); F5 (options vest 20%/40%/40% — applies to derivative award).
Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
Filing: Form 4 filed Feb 13, 2026 — within the typical two-business-day reporting window.

Context

This was primarily equity vesting and tax-withholding activity, not an open-market sale or buy. The withheld shares represent tax withholding (routine) rather than an active market sale decision; the derivative award (1,600) appears to be an option-type grant subject to future vesting per the listed schedule. No 10b5-1 plan or late filing indication is reported.

Form 4

Period: 2026-02-11

SVP and GM, Specialty Products

Transactions

Award
Common Stock
[F1]
2026-02-11+430→ 9,618 total
Award
Common Stock
[F2]
2026-02-11+1,345→ 10,963 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F3]
2026-02-11$178.68/sh−756$135,082→ 10,207 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F4]
2026-02-12$177.49/sh−58$10,294→ 10,149 total
Award
Stock Option
[F5]
2026-02-11+1,600→ 1,600 total
Exercise: $178.68Exp: 2036-02-11→ Common Stock (1,600 underlying)

Footnotes (5)

[F1]Ownership of restricted stock vests in Reporting Person over a 3-year period (25% on the first anniversary of the grant date, 25% on the second anniversary of the grant date, and 50% on the third anniversary of the grant date), subject to restrictions on transfer in accordance with the provisions of a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person.
[F2]Represents the vesting of performance stock units (includes 22 dividend equivalent shares) for the 2023-2025 performance period.
[F3]756 of the 1,345 performance stock units that vested on February 11, 2026 were withheld to cover tax requirement due upon vesting.
[F4]Reflects shares that were withheld to cover withholding taxes due upon vesting of restricted shares (granted on 2/12/2025).
[F5]Options vest 20% Year 1, 40% Year 2, and 40% Year 3.

Signature

/s/ Travis Larsen, Attorney in Fact for Job Leonard van Gunsteren|2026-02-13

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