Green Paula 4
4 · Twist Bioscience Corp · Filed Feb 5, 2026
Research Summary
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Twist Bioscience (TWST) SVP Paula Green Sells 1,194 Shares
What Happened
Paula Green, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Twist Bioscience, sold 1,194 shares on 2026-02-03 at $46.58 per share, generating proceeds of $55,612. This was a sale (not a purchase) and was executed as a sell-to-cover tied to the vesting of restricted stock units, meaning it was used to cover tax withholding rather than a discretionary stock sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-03; filing date: 2026-02-05 (filed timely).
- Price per share: $46.58; shares sold: 1,194; total proceeds: $55,612.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
- Footnote: F1 — The shares were sold to satisfy tax withholding on RSU vesting (“sell to cover”) and do not represent discretionary trading by the reporting person.
- No indication the filing was late.
Context
Sell-to-cover transactions are routine steps when restricted stock units vest and taxes are due; they generally don't signal an insider's market view. Purchases tend to be more informative about insider sentiment, while mandated tax-withholding sales are administrative.
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-03$46.58/sh−1,194$55,612→ 165,445 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents the number of shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of Restricted Stock Units. These sales are mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plans to require the satisfaction of a tax withholding obligation to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and do not represent discretionary trades by the Reporting Person.