Halloran Virginia A 4
4 · WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC · Filed Mar 18, 2026
Research Summary
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Watts Water (WTS) Chief Accounting Officer Virginia Halloran Sells Shares
What Happened
- Virginia A. Halloran, Chief Accounting Officer of Watts Water Technologies (WTS), had 3 separate disposals of company stock on March 16, 2026 to satisfy tax-withholding obligations tied to vested awards. The transactions were for 36 shares ($297.80 each, $10,721), 40 shares ($297.80 each, $11,912), and 273 shares ($297.80 each, $81,299), for a combined value of about $103,932. These were withholding/disposition actions required by award terms, not discretionary sales.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 16, 2026; filing date: March 18, 2026 (Form 4 filed timely).
- Price per share: $297.80.
- Shares disposed: 36, 40, and 273 (total 349 shares); total proceeds ≈ $103,932.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing summary.
- Footnotes: Dispositions represent tax withholding on vested deferred stock awards granted March 14, 2024 and March 14, 2025, and withholding for RSUs purchased under the issuer’s Management Stock Purchase Plan on March 15, 2023. These withholdings are mandatory under the grant/MSPP terms and are coded as F (tax withholding) on Form 4.
- Transaction code meaning: F indicates shares were withheld/disposed to cover tax withholding — not a discretionary open-market sale.
Context
- Withholding or sell-to-cover of shares on vesting is a common administrative action and does not necessarily indicate the insider’s view on the company’s prospects. For retail investors, purchases by insiders tend to be more informative than mandatory tax-withhold disposals.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Halloran Virginia A
Chief Accounting Officer
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-16$297.80/sh−36$10,721→ 14,061 total - Tax Payment
Class A Common Stock
[F2]2026-03-16$297.80/sh−40$11,912→ 14,021 total - Tax Payment
Class A Common Stock
[F3]2026-03-16$297.80/sh−273$81,299→ 13,748 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents shares disposed to cover taxes upon the vesting of a deferred stock award granted to the Reporting Person on March 14, 2024. The disposition of shares to cover tax withholding obligations is required by the terms of the Reporting Person's grant agreement and does not represent a discretionary transaction by the Reporting Person.
- [F2]Represents shares disposed to cover taxes upon the vesting of a deferred stock award granted to the Reporting Person on March 14, 2025. The disposition of shares to cover tax withholding obligations is required by the terms of the Reporting Person's grant agreement and does not represent a discretionary transaction by the Reporting Person.
- [F3]Represents the number of shares required to be withheld to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs) purchased by the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Management Stock Purchase Plan (MSPP) on March 15, 2023. The Reporting Person previously reported the total number of shares subject to vesting of the RSUs in Table I of a Form 4 filed in connection with the original purchase of the RSUs. The withholding of shares to cover tax withholding obligations is mandated by the terms of the Issuer's MSPP and does not represent a discretionary transaction by the Reporting Person.
Signature
/s/ Nicholas A. Denice, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-03-18