AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD·4

Mar 3, 6:01 PM ET

Vogt Peter 4

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AXIS Capital (AXS) CFO Peter Vogt Sells Shares to Cover Taxes

What Happened
Peter Vogt, Chief Financial Officer of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd (AXS), had 13,146 shares disposed on March 1, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding related to option exercises. The filing shows two dispositions: 8,768 shares at $105.72 (value $926,953) and 4,378 shares at $105.72 (value $462,842), for a combined value of $1,389,795. This was a tax-withholding sale (transaction code F), a routine administrative disposal rather than an open-market sale driven by investment views.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: March 1, 2026. Price per share: $105.72.
  • Shares disposed: 8,768 and 4,378 — total 13,146 shares. Total value: $1,389,795.
  • Filing date: March 3, 2026 (Form 4). No late-filing flag indicated; filed within the typical Form 4 window.
  • Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
  • Footnote/transaction code: F = payment of exercise price or tax liability (shares withheld/sold to cover taxes). No 10b5-1 plan or other special instructions reported in the supplied data.

Context
Tax-withholding disposals are common after option exercises or vesting events: the company (or broker) withholds or sells a portion of shares to meet tax obligations. These transactions are administrative and do not necessarily reflect the insider’s view on the stock. For retail investors, purchases or open-market sales are generally more informative about insider sentiment than routine tax-withholding disposals.