Cho Dennis 4
4 · Twist Bioscience Corp · Filed May 6, 2026
Research Summary
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Twist Bioscience (TWST) SVP & CLO Dennis Cho Sells Shares
What Happened
Dennis Cho, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary of Twist Bioscience (TWST), disposed of 1,962 shares on 2026-05-04 at $57.15 per share, generating proceeds of $112,126. The sale was reported as an open market or private sale (code S) but is noted in the filing as a mandatory "sell-to-cover" to satisfy tax withholding tied to vested restricted stock units (RSUs), not a discretionary trade.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-04; Report filed: 2026-05-06 (filed within the standard 2-business-day window).
- Price and proceeds: 1,962 shares @ $57.15 = $112,126.
- Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
- Footnote: Sale was required to cover tax withholding on RSU vesting (sell-to-cover) and "do not represent discretionary trades by the Reporting Person."
- Transaction code: S = Sale; Footnote code F indicates tax-withholding sell-to-cover.
Context
Sell-to-cover transactions are routine administrative sales done to satisfy tax obligations when restricted stock units vest and generally do not signal insider sentiment about the company. Purchases tend to carry more informational weight for investors; this filing documents a tax-related disposition rather than a voluntary sale.
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-04$57.15/sh−1,962$112,126→ 135,941 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.