Szabo Shandell 4
4 · TALOS ENERGY INC. · Filed Mar 12, 2026
Research Summary
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Talos Energy (TALO) Director Szabo Shandell Receives RSUs, Sells 7,104 Units
What Happened
- Director Szabo Shandell reported the vesting/settlement of 17,759 restricted stock units (RSUs) on March 10, 2026. The RSUs converted with no exercise price (derivative conversion). Per the award election, 60% of the RSUs were settled in shares and 40% were settled in cash. The filing shows a cash settlement (reported as a disposition to the issuer) of 7,104 units at $12.94 each for $91,926. No cash payment was required to convert the RSUs (exercise price $0).
- This is an award/vesting event (not an open-market purchase). Such settlements are typically routine compensation rather than a directional trading signal.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 10, 2026; filing date: March 12, 2026 (filed within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 window).
- RSUs vested: 17,759 units; cash portion: 7,104 units × $12.94 = $91,926 (reported). Share portion: 60% of 17,759 ≈ 10,655 shares issued to the reporting person (approximate, based on the 60/40 settlement election in the footnote).
- Exercise/Conversion code: M (derivative conversion/vesting) with $0 exercise price; Disposition code D for the cash-settled portion.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
- Footnote: The RSUs were granted March 10, 2025 under the company’s long-term incentive plan and vested March 10, 2026; 60% settled in shares and 40% in cash per the reporting person’s settlement election.
Context
- For retail investors: this is a compensation-related vesting and partial cash settlement of RSUs. The reported $91.9K reflects the cash portion of the award; the remainder was settled in stock. Such filings document insider compensation and tax/cash-settlement activity and do not by themselves imply buying or selling conviction.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Szabo Shandell
Director
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-10+17,759→ 61,773 total - Disposition to Issuer
Common Stock
2026-03-10$12.94/sh−7,104$91,926→ 54,669 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F1]2026-03-10−17,759→ 0 total→ Common Stock (17,759 underlying)
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]The restricted stock units ("RSUs") were granted on March 10, 2025 and vested on March 10, 2026. The RSUs represent the economic equivalent of one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (a "Share") of Talos Energy Inc. The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the award agreement and the reporting person's settlement election, 60% of the RSUs were settled in Shares and 40% were settled in cash.
Signature
/s/ William S. Moss III, attorney-in-fact|2026-03-12