McLaughlin Erica 4

What Happened
Erica McLaughlin, a director of Azenta, Inc. (AZTA), was granted 5,663 unrestricted shares on February 5, 2026. The grant is recorded at an award value of $27.85 per share, totaling approximately $157,715. This was an acquisition via award (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-05; Filing date: 2026-02-06 (timely filing).
• Grant: 5,663 shares at $27.85 per share; total value ≈ $157,715.
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the Form 4 filing.
• Footnote: Grant of unrestricted shares under the company's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan; no cash was paid at grant (Footnote F1).
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (code A). No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or sale noted in this filing.

Context
This is an equity award (unrestricted shares) issued under Azenta’s incentive plan. Awards are compensatory and do not necessarily indicate immediate market action (no sale or purchase occurred). Because the filing shows an award rather than a sale, it represents insider acquisition of shares, but the company disclosure does not state post-grant holdings or any planned disposition.