McGroarty Ryan 4
4 · LifeStance Health Group, Inc. · Filed Mar 11, 2026
Research Summary
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LifeStance (LFST) CFO Ryan McGroarty Receives PSU Vesting
What Happened
Ryan McGroarty, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of LifeStance Health Group (LFST), had performance-based restricted stock units (PSUs) vest on March 9, 2026. Two PSU awards settled: 127,878 shares (granted Mar 17, 2025) and 65,168 shares (granted Mar 24, 2025), for a total of 193,046 shares issued (transaction code A). To satisfy tax withholding obligations, the issuer withheld 50,929 and 25,644 shares (transaction code F) at a reported price of $6.91 per share, totaling $351,919 and $177,200 respectively (combined ~$529,119). The withheld shares were not open-market sales; they reduced the net shares delivered to McGroarty to approximately 116,473.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 9, 2026 (Filed: March 11, 2026 — appears timely).
- Awards vested: 127,878 PSUs (grant Mar 17, 2025) and 65,168 PSUs (grant Mar 24, 2025).
- Withheld for taxes: 50,929 shares ($351,919) and 25,644 shares ($177,200) at $6.91/share; total withheld = 76,573 shares (~$529,119). (Footnotes F1–F4 explain vesting and withholding.)
- Net shares issued to insider: ~116,473 (193,046 granted − 76,573 withheld).
- Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the filing.
- Transaction codes: A = award/acquisition (vesting); F = shares withheld to satisfy tax liability (not an open-market sale).
Context
This was a compensation event (PSU vesting) settled via net share withholding for taxes — common for equity compensation. Because shares were withheld to cover taxes rather than sold on the open market, these entries do not signal a discretionary sale by the insider.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-09+127,878→ 855,489 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-03-09$6.91/sh−50,929$351,919→ 804,560 total - Award
Common Stock
[F3]2026-03-09+65,168→ 869,728 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F4]2026-03-09$6.91/sh−25,644$177,200→ 844,084 total
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Represents performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") previously granted to the Reporting Person on March 17, 2025, which vested on March 9, 2026.
- [F2]Represents the number of shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the net settlement of PSUs that vested on March 9, 2026. The shares withheld represent a reduction of shares issued to the Reporting Person upon settlement of vested PSUs and do not constitute any open-market sale.
- [F3]Represents PSUs previously granted to the Reporting Person on March 24, 2025, which vested on March 9, 2026.
- [F4]Represents the number of shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the net settlement of PSUs that vested on March 9, 2026. The shares withheld represent a reduction of shares issued to the Reporting Person upon settlement of vested PSUs and do not constitute any open-market sale.