Taylor Jeffrey T. 4

What Happened

• Jeffrey T. Taylor, Executive Vice President, Capital Markets at Velocity Financial (VEL), had 18,575 shares withheld by the company on 2026-01-28 to satisfy tax liabilities tied to the vesting of previously granted performance stock units (PSUs). The shares were valued at $20.22 each, totaling approximately $375,587.
• This was not an open-market sale or purchase by the insider; it was a routine tax-withholding/retention of vested award shares.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-28; Price per share: $20.22; Total value of withheld shares: $375,587.
• Shares disposed/withheld: 18,575 (retained by Velocity to cover taxes).
• Footnote: F1 — Shares withheld and retained by Velocity as payment for tax liabilities resulting from the vesting of previously granted PSUs.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified on the Form 4.
• Filing status: Report filed 2026-01-29 (timely relative to the transaction date).

Context

• This is a common, administrative transaction when equity awards vest: the company retains a portion of the vested shares to cover required taxes (often called "share withholding" or a cashless tax-withholding), and does not necessarily signal the insider’s view of the company’s prospects.
• Transaction code F indicates tax withholding/retention rather than a sale (S) or purchase (P).