DeSimone John 4

What Happened

• John DeSimone, Chief Financial Officer of Herbalife Ltd. (HLF), had 17,382 shares disposed (withheld) to satisfy tax obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units. The reported per-share value was $15.90, for a total value of approximately $276,374. This was a tax-withholding disposition, not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-16; Filing date: 2026-02-18 (Form 4 accession 0001213900-26-017968).
• Price reported: $15.90 per share; Shares disposed: 17,382; Total value: $276,374.
• Shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations in connection with RSUs granted Feb 16, 2023 (footnote F1).
• Transaction code: F (shares withheld for taxes). This is a routine tax-withholding event, not a directional buy/sell signal.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
• Filing appears timely (filed two days after the transaction).

Context

• Tax-withholding dispositions occur when companies retain a portion of vested award shares to cover required tax withholding; they do not necessarily indicate insider sentiment about the stock.
• For retail investors, purchases typically carry more informational weight than routine withholdings like this.