Swift Christopher 4
4 · HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. · Filed Feb 19, 2026
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Hartford (HIG) CEO Christopher Swift Receives Award; 57,640 Shares Sold for Taxes
What Happened
- Christopher Swift, Chairman, CEO and Director of Hartford Financial Services Group, received 124,383.537 shares as a performance-based award certified by the Compensation and Management Development Committee (performance period 1/1/2023–12/31/2025). The award was paid in common stock.
- To satisfy tax withholding on the award, 57,640 shares were delivered to the company (reported as a disposition) at $143.53 per share, generating about $8,273,069. After the withholding, Swift’s net increase from this award was 66,743.537 shares.
Key Details
- Transaction dates: award/certification and conversion reported 2026-02-17; tax-withholding disposition reported 2026-02-18. Form 4 filed 2026-02-19 (filed timely).
- Award size: 124,383.537 shares (performance share payout). Tax withholding: 57,640 shares at $143.53/share = $8,273,069.
- Net new shares retained by Swift: 124,383.537 − 57,640 = 66,743.537 shares.
- Relevant footnotes from the filing:
- F1: Committee certified the performance share payout for the 2023–2025 performance period; paid in common stock.
- F2: Disposition of shares to the company was to cover tax withholding obligations under company administrative rules.
- F3: $143.53 is the closing price on Feb 17, 2026 (day of certification).
- Transaction codes: A = Award/Grant, M = Exercise/conversion of derivative, F = Payment of exercise price or tax liability (withholding). No late filing was indicated.
Context
- This was not an open‑market sale for liquidity; shares were surrendered/withheld to satisfy tax obligations from a performance award (a common, administrative “cashless” tax withholding). The primary event is a compensation-related issuance (award converted to common shares), not a discretionary purchase or sale signaling investment intent.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Swift Christopher
DirectorChairman and CEO
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-17+124,383.537→ 319,200.485 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2][F3]2026-02-18$143.53/sh−57,640$8,273,069→ 261,560.485 total - Award
Performance Shares
[F1]2026-02-17+124,383.537→ 124,383.537 total→ Common Stock (124,383.537 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Performance Shares
[F1]2026-02-17−124,383.537→ 0 total→ Common Stock (124,383.537 underlying)
Holdings
- 40,003(indirect: By Spouse)
Common Stock
- 95,386(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
- 60,865(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
- 352,263
Stock Option
[F4]Exercise: $49.01Exp: 2029-02-26→ Common Stock (352,263 underlying) - 310,820
Stock Option
[F5]Exercise: $51.87Exp: 2031-02-23→ Common Stock (310,820 underlying) - 284,819
Stock Option
[F6]Exercise: $53.81Exp: 2028-02-27→ Common Stock (284,819 underlying) - 327,679
Stock Option
[F7]Exercise: $55.27Exp: 2030-02-25→ Common Stock (327,679 underlying) - 301,932
Stock Option
[F8]Exercise: $69.41Exp: 2032-02-23→ Common Stock (301,932 underlying) - 248,933
Stock Option
[F9]Exercise: $78.28Exp: 2033-02-28→ Common Stock (248,933 underlying) - 116,414
Stock Option
[F10]Exercise: $95.74Exp: 2034-02-27→ Common Stock (116,414 underlying) - 99,403
Stock Option
[F11]Exercise: $116.41Exp: 2035-02-25→ Common Stock (99,403 underlying)
Footnotes (11)
- [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.
- [F10]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.
- [F11]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.
- [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]The options became fully exercisable on February 26, 2022, the third anniversary of the grant date.
- [F5]The options became fully exercisable on February 23, 2024, the third anniversary of the grant date
- [F6]The options became fully exercisable on February 27, 2021, the third anniversary of the grant date.
- [F7]The options became fully exercisable on February 25, 2023, the third anniversary of the grant date.
- [F8]The options became fully exercisable on February 23, 2025, the third anniversary of the grant date.
- [F9]One-third of the options became exercisable on February 28, 2024, an additional one-third of the options became exercisable on February 28, 2025 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 28, 2026, the third anniversary of the grant date.
Signature
Anthony J. Salerno, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact|2026-02-19