Cornog William L 4

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.