Pardo Ryan 4

What Happened
Ryan Pardo, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (LFST), received an award of 129,496 restricted stock units (RSUs) on March 5, 2026. Those RSUs vested/settled on March 6, 2026, and 21,854 shares were withheld by the company to satisfy tax withholding obligations — the withheld shares were valued at $6.93 each for a total tax withholding of $151,448. The grant is recorded as an award (code A) and the withholding as tax withholding (code F).

Key Details

• Transaction dates: RSU grant on 2026-03-05; settlement/withholding on 2026-03-06.
• Prices/values: Withheld 21,854 shares at $6.93 each = $151,448 withheld for taxes. RSUs granted have $0 acquisition price in the Form 4 (standard for awards).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes of note:
  • F1: 129,496 RSUs granted; each RSU represents the right to one share upon settlement.
  • F2: 21,854 shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding on the net settlement of vested RSUs; this withholding is not an open-market sale.
  • F3: Some shares are held of record by the Kimberly Pardo Irrevocable Trust; the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of pecuniary interest.
• Timeliness: Filing dated 2026-03-09; this is within the SEC’s two-business-day Form 4 filing window for the March 5–6 transactions (filed timely).

Context
This transaction is a standard equity compensation event: RSUs were granted and then net-settled at vesting with a portion withheld to cover taxes. The withheld shares are an internal tax payment and should not be interpreted as an open-market sale signaling a change in insider sentiment.