Clara Daniel 4
4 · ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC · Filed Feb 18, 2026
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Asbury Automotive (ABG) COO Clara Daniel Withholds Shares for Taxes
What Happened Clara Daniel, Chief Operating Officer of Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), had a total of 527 shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations when equity awards vested on February 14, 2026. The filing shows two withholding dispositions: 217 shares at $229.44 each (value $49,788) and 310 shares at $229.44 each (value $71,126), for a combined value of $120,914. These were tax-withholding transactions (code F) tied to the vesting of restricted share units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs), not open-market sales.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-14; Form 4 filed 2026-02-18 (four days after the transactions).
- Price(s): $229.44 per share for both withholdings.
- Shares withheld: 217 (RSU withholding) and 310 (PSU withholding); total 527 shares; total value $120,914.
- Footnotes: F1 = shares withheld to pay taxes on one‑third of RSUs granted Feb 14, 2023; F2 = shares withheld to pay taxes on one‑third of PSUs granted Feb 14, 2023.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
- Transaction type: tax withholding upon vesting (routine), not a voluntary open-market sale (code F).
Context Withholding shares to cover taxes on vested RSUs/PSUs is a common administrative action and typically does not signal a change in an insider’s view of the company. This was not a purchase; it was a non-cash disposition to satisfy tax liability. For full ownership and timing details, consult the complete Form 4 filing (Accession No. 0001144980-26-000033).
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-14$229.44/sh−217$49,788→ 9,840 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-14$229.44/sh−310$71,126→ 9,530 total
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Represents the number of shares of the Issuer's common stock withheld for payment of taxes upon the vesting of one-third of the restricted share units granted on February 14, 2023.
- [F2]Represents the number of shares of the Issuer's common stock withheld for payment of taxes upon the vesting of one-third of the performance share units granted on February 14, 2023.