McKeon Kathryn 4/A
4/A · Vital Farms, Inc. · Filed Jan 27, 2026
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Vital Farms CMO Kathryn McKeon Withholds 1,046 Shares for Taxes
What Happened Kathryn McKeon, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager, Butter at Vital Farms (VITL), had 1,046 shares withheld by the company to satisfy a tax withholding obligation related to a prior equity award or option event. The shares were withheld at an effective price of $29.32 per share, representing $30,669 of value. This was a withholding disposition (not an open-market sale).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2025-03-13
- Action/code: F — payment of exercise price or tax liability (shares withheld)
- Shares withheld/disposed: 1,046 shares at $29.32 each (total ~$30,669)
- Filing: Amended Form 4 (the amendment corrects the number of shares withheld and the number of shares beneficially owned after the transaction)
- Footnotes: F1 — issuer withheld shares to satisfy withholding tax; F2 — amendment corrects previously misreported withholding and beneficial ownership figures
- This is a routine tax-withholding disposition and does not represent a discretionary sale in the open market
Context Withholding shares to cover taxes is common after option exercises or share vesting and generally reflects tax mechanics rather than a change in an insider’s market view. The amended filing corrects reporting details; investors should consult the amended Form 4 for the updated beneficial ownership figure if that is material to their analysis.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2025-03-13$29.32/sh−1,046$30,669→ 49,887 total
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy withholding tax obligation.
- [F2]The number of shares withheld to satisfy the withholding tax obligation was inadvertently misreported. This amendment corrects the number of shares withheld and the number of shares beneficially owned following the reported transactions.