Zink Doug 4

What Happened

• Doug Zink, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Belden Inc. (BDC), received equity from vested awards on March 11, 2026. The Form 4 reports an acquisition (award) of 612 shares at $0.00 and a separate disposition of 120 shares at $0.00 for tax withholding. These were non-cash, compensation-related transfers (not open-market purchases or sales).

Key Details

• Transaction date: March 11, 2026.
• Reported transactions: A = 612 shares acquired (award) @ $0.00; F = 120 shares disposed (withheld) @ $0.00 for taxes.
• Underlying award: Footnote F1 says Zink was granted 820 performance stock units on March 7, 2023 which converted at a 1.055 factor to 865 shares; the filing’s acquisition number reflects the after-tax shares delivered on March 11, 2026.
• Footnote F3 indicates shares were withheld for tax purposes related to a March 7, 2023 restricted stock unit grant; the 120-share disposition reflects tax withholding related to vested RSUs delivered March 11, 2026.
• Footnote F2 references the balance of shares held in the Belden Retirement Savings Plan as of the filing date (specific total holdings not provided in the excerpt).
• Timeliness: Filing date and Period of Report are March 11, 2026 (no late filing indicated).

Context

• This filing documents routine equity compensation vesting and tax withholding. The $0.00 per-share entries mean these were transfers tied to awards/vesting, not market trades. Such transactions reflect compensation vesting and routine tax withholding and should not be interpreted alone as a buy/sell signal; purchases are generally more informative about insider sentiment than routine award deliveries.