Peterson Bradley J 4

What Happened Bradley J. Peterson, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Nasdaq, had 1,499 shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations related to the settlement of an equity award. The shares were valued at $86.65 each, for a total value of approximately $129,888. This was a tax-withholding disposition (not an open-market sale or new purchase).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-03; Price used for withholding: $86.65 per share.
• Shares withheld/disposed: 1,499; total value ≈ $129,888.
• Holdings reported (footnote F2): 68,587 restricted stock units (42,582 vested), 75,118 shares underlying performance stock units (65,486 vested), and 5,040 shares from the employee stock purchase plan — roughly 148,745 shares/units in total when combined.
• Footnote F1: These 1,499 shares were withheld to cover taxes in connection with the settlement of an equity award.
• This is a routine tax-related withholding (transaction code F), not an open-market sale or purchase.

Context Tax-withholding dispositions are common when equity awards vest or are settled; they reduce an insider’s holdings to cover tax liabilities and do not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company. For retail investors, purchases tend to be more informative than routine withholdings; this filing should be viewed as administrative rather than a directional bet on Nasdaq.