Adams Steven A 4
4 · First American Financial Corp · Filed Feb 19, 2026
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First American (FAF) VP Steven A. Adams Withholds 1,190 Shares for Taxes
What Happened
Steven A. Adams, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of First American Financial Corp (FAF), had 1,190 shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs). The withholding was recorded as a disposition at $67.22 per share, for a total value of approximately $79,992.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-17; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-19 (appears timely).
- Transaction type/code: F — payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to RSU vesting (not an open-market sale).
- Shares withheld/disposed: 1,190 at $67.22 each; total value ≈ $79,992.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
- Relevant footnotes:
- F1: confirms withholding of securities to cover tax liability on RSU vesting.
- F2–F4: detail remaining unvested RSU balances and vesting schedules (549 unvested RSUs from a 1,889 grant vesting in four annual increments beginning 2/22/2023; 1,758 unvested RSUs from a 2,456 grant vesting in three annual increments beginning 2/22/2025; and 3,207 unvested RSUs (including dividend reinvestment) from an original 3,103 grant vesting in three annual increments beginning 2/24/2026).
Context
This was a routine tax-withholding transaction tied to RSU vesting — the shares were surrendered to cover tax liabilities rather than sold on the open market. Such withholdings are common and do not, by themselves, indicate a change in insider sentiment about the company.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Adams Steven A
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1][F2][F3][F4]2026-02-17$67.22/sh−1,190$79,992→ 10,645.893 total
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of restricted stock units.
- [F2]Includes 549 unvested Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") acquired pursuant to an original grant of 1,889 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in four equal annual increments commencing 2/22/2023, the first anniversary of the grant.
- [F3]Includes 1,758 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 2,456 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in three equal annual increments commencing 2/22/2025, the first anniversary of the grant.
- [F4]Includes 3,207 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 3,103 RSUs and shares acquired thorugh automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in three equal annual increments commencing 2/24/2026, the first anniversary of the grant.
Signature
/s/ Stacy S. Rust, attorney-in-fact for Steven A. Adams|2026-02-19