Ellison David Ferris 4
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PSKY CEO David Ellison Exercises 250,000 RSUs; 113K Withheld
What Happened
David Ferris Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance Corp (PSKY), had 250,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) vest on Feb 7, 2026. The vested RSUs converted into 250,000 shares (exercise/conversion code M at $0.00). To satisfy tax withholding obligations, 112,996 of those shares were withheld by the issuer at an implied per-share price of $10.56 (value withheld ≈ $1,193,238), so Ellison netted 137,004 issued shares. The withheld shares were not sold on the open market.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 7, 2026 (shares issued upon RSU vesting).
- Conversion/exercise: 250,000 shares issued (code M) at $0.00 exercise price.
- Tax withholding: 112,996 shares withheld (code F) at $10.56/share; withheld value ≈ $1,193,238.
- Net shares retained from this vesting: 137,004.
- Footnotes: F1 — RSUs were originally granted Aug 7, 2025 and vest quarterly over five years; F3 — withheld shares satisfied tax liability and were not sold in market; F2 & F4 provide additional ownership context (dividend reinvestment program and ownership via Skydance Entertainment Group, LLC).
- Filing timeliness: No late-filing flag indicated on the Form 4.
Context
This was an RSU vesting event (award conversion), not an open-market purchase or sale. The tax-withholding treatment is a common cashless way to cover taxes when RSUs vest; it does not reflect an open-market sale by the insider. For full ownership totals and additional context, see the filed Form 4 (Accession 0001225208-26-001606).