Cornog William L 4
4 · Azenta, Inc. · Filed May 19, 2026
Research Summary
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Azenta (AZTA) Director William L. Cornog Buys 10,000 Shares
What Happened
- William L. Cornog, a director of Azenta, Inc. (AZTA), acquired 10,000 shares in an open-market purchase on 2026-05-18.
- The transaction price was a weighted average of $16.38 per share, for a total value of approximately $163,800. This was a purchase (an acquisition of stock), not a sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-18 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-05-19).
- Transaction type/code: Open-market purchase (P).
- Price: weighted average $16.38; per-share prices ranged from $16.19 to $16.52 (footnote F1).
- Total value: ≈ $163,800.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
- Notable footnotes:
- F1: Weighted average price reported; reporting person can provide breakdown of shares bought at each specific price on request.
- F2: Some shares are held in trusts beneficially owned by the reporting person and family, where he is trustee and has investment and voting power.
- Timeliness: Filed the next day (2026-05-19) — the filing appears timely.
Context
- Purchases by insiders are often watched by investors as a sign of confidence, but filings are factual records and do not state motivations.
- This was a straight purchase (no option exercise, gift, or sale) and was executed via open-market trades at the prices noted above.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Azenta, Inc.AZTA
Cornog William L
Director
Transactions
- Purchase
Common
[F1][F2]2026-05-18$16.38/sh+10,000$163,800→ 19,703 total(indirect: See footnote)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Represents the weighted average price for the shares purchased. The shares were purchased at per-share prices ranging from $16.19 to $16.52. The reporting person will provide to the SEC, the issuer and any stockholder, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price.
- [F2]Reflects shares held in trusts beneficially owned by the reporting person, of which the reporting person, his spouse and children are beneficiaries, and as to which the reporting person is the trustee and has investment and voting power.
Signature
/s/Ephraim Starr, Attorney-in-fact for William L. Cornog|2026-05-19