Westlake (WLK) Director Carolyn Chao Converts 2,168 RSUs to Shares

What Happened

• Carolyn Chao, a director of Westlake Corp (WLK), had 2,168 restricted stock units (RSUs) vest and convert into 2,168 shares of common stock on August 8, 2026. The filing shows the shares were issued (acquired) and the same 2,168 shares were immediately disposed of at $0.00—consistent with shares being surrendered to satisfy tax withholding. No cash proceeds were reported.

Key Details

• Transaction date: August 8, 2026; Form 4 filed August 10, 2026 (appears timely).
• Shares acquired on conversion: 2,168; shares disposed (withheld for taxes): 2,168.
• Price reported on disposition: $0.00 (no cash proceeds shown).
• Footnotes: F1 — RSUs convert one-for-one into common stock. F2 — These 2,168 RSUs were granted on Aug 8, 2025 and vested on their first anniversary.
• Post-transaction total holdings: not provided in the supplied filing data.

Context

• This is a routine vesting and tax-withholding event: RSUs vested and were converted into shares, and shares were surrendered to cover required taxes. Such withholding transactions are administrative and do not necessarily indicate the insider’s buying or selling intent in the open market.