WESTBROOKS KRISTOPHER R 4

What Happened
Kristopher R. Westbrooks, President & COO of Metallus Inc. (MTUS), was granted 7,563 shares on 2026-02-11 (award/acquisition, code A). To cover tax obligations related to the award, 3,455 of those shares were withheld/disposed (code F) at $21.51 each, a withholding value of about $74,317. Net shares retained from this grant: 7,563 − 3,455 = 4,108 shares. This was an award (compensation), not an open-market purchase or a targeted sale.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: 2026-02-11 (award and withholding); Form 4 filed 2026-02-12 (timely).
• Award: 7,563 shares acquired at $0.00 (code A).
• Withholding/disposition: 3,455 shares at $21.51 each, total ≈ $74,317 (code F — tax withholding/payment).
• Net new shares retained from the grant: 4,108.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the summary provided; see the Form 4 for post-transaction beneficial ownership.
• No 10b5-1 plan or other footnotes were indicated in the provided transaction details.

Context
This filing documents a standard equity compensation event (award of shares) with shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations — a routine administrative action that does not itself signal insider buying or selling intent. Code A = award/grant; code F = shares withheld/used to pay taxes or exercise price (cashless/withholding mechanism). For full details and exact post-transaction holdings, refer to the SEC Form 4 (accession 0001193125-26-049352).