PERNA ROBERT J 4

What Happened
Robert J. Perna, SVP, General Counsel & Secretary of Knowles Corp (KN), had 3,086 shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock. The withholding was recorded at $27.54 per share for a total value of approximately $84,988. This is a tax-withholding disposition (code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-20; filing date: 2026-02-23 (filing appears timely).
• Withheld/disposed: 3,086 shares at $27.54 per share; total value ≈ $84,988.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — shares withheld were to cover tax liability incident to vesting of a restricted stock grant issued on Feb 20, 2024, in accordance with Rule 16b-3.
• Transaction code: F = tax withholding (not a purchase or voluntary sale).

Context
This is a routine corporate tax-withholding event when restricted shares vest; it does not indicate a discretionary sale by the insider. Such withholdings reduce the insider’s reported holdings but are generally administrative in nature rather than a directional market signal.