Hunt Donald Christian 4
4 · HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. · Filed Feb 19, 2026
Research Summary
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Hartford (HIG) EVP Donald Hunt Receives 1,777 Shares; 861 Withheld
What Happened
Donald Christian Hunt, Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), was awarded 1,776.908 performance shares on Feb 17, 2026 as a performance-share payout (no cash exercise price). The award had a closing-market value of about $255,040 based on the Feb 17 closing price of $143.53 per share. To cover tax withholding obligations, 861 shares were surrendered to the company on Feb 18 at $143.53 each for proceeds of approximately $123,579, leaving a net delivery of about 915.908 shares to Mr. Hunt.
Key Details
- Transaction dates: Award/conversion on 2026-02-17; tax-withholding disposition on 2026-02-18. Form 4 filed 2026-02-19.
- Shares awarded: 1,776.908 performance shares (code A / conversion M, $0 exercise price).
- Shares withheld for taxes: 861 shares (code F) at $143.53 each; withholding value ≈ $123,579.
- Implied market value of full award (Feb 17 close $143.53): ≈ $255,040. Net shares retained from this award ≈ 915.908.
- Footnotes: F1 = committee-certified performance-share payout for the 2023–2025 performance period; F2 = shares were surrendered to the company to satisfy tax withholding; F3 = $143.53 is the Feb 17 closing price.
- Filing timeliness: Report covers 2/17–2/18 transactions and was filed 2/19 — appears timely under Form 4 rules.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the excerpt provided.
Context
This was an equity award (performance shares) paid in stock, not an open-market purchase or discretionary sale. The surrender of 861 shares to the company is a standard tax-withholding action (a cashless method of satisfying taxes) and does not necessarily signal a change in the insider’s view of the company.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-17+1,776.908→ 1,776.908 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2][F3]2026-02-18$143.53/sh−861$123,579→ 915.908 total - Award
Performance Shares
[F1]2026-02-17+1,776.908→ 1,776.908 total→ Common Stock (1,776.908 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Performance Shares
[F1]2026-02-17−1,776.908→ 0 total→ Common Stock (1,776.908 underlying)
- 2,904.793
Restricted Stock Units
- 9,701
Stock Option
[F4]Exercise: $95.74Exp: 2034-02-27→ Common Stock (9,701 underlying) - 9,831
Stock Option
[F5]Exercise: $116.41Exp: 2035-02-25→ Common Stock (9,831 underlying)
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]On February 17, 2026, the Company's Compensation and Management Development Committee certified a performance share payout based on the level of the Company's performance relative to pre-established objectives for the January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 performance period. The performance shares were paid in shares of the Company's common stock.
- [F2]Transaction involving a disposition to the Company of equity securities to cover tax withholding obligations arising from the performance share certification reported on this Form 4, in accordance with the Company's administrative rules.
- [F3]The closing price of the Company's common stock on February 17, 2026, the day of certification.
- [F4]One-third of the options became exercisable on February 27, 2025, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 27, 2026 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 27, 2027, the third anniversary of the grant date.
- [F5]One-third of the options will become exercisable on February 25, 2026, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 25, 2027 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 25, 2028, the third anniversary of the grant date.