McClintock Diane M 4

What Happened Diane M. McClintock, Chief Financial Officer of WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS), had 485 shares disposed on March 16, 2026 as tax-withholdings tied to vested deferred stock awards/RSUs. The shares were withheld at $297.80 per share: 53 shares ($15,783), 69 shares ($20,548), and 363 shares ($108,101), for a total value of approximately $144,432. These were not open-market sales but mandatory withholdings under grant terms.

Key Details

• Transaction date(s): March 16, 2026; Form 4 filed March 18, 2026 (timely).
• Price per share: $297.80.
• Shares withheld/disposed: 53, 69 and 363 (total 485 shares); total value ≈ $144,432.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1/F2 — withholdings to cover taxes on deferred stock awards granted March 14, 2025 and March 14, 2024; F3 — withholding for RSUs purchased under the Management Stock Purchase Plan on March 15, 2023. All withholdings are required by plan/grant terms and not discretionary trades.
• Transaction code: F (disposition to satisfy tax withholding).

Context Tax-withholding dispositions are routine administrative actions when restricted stock or RSUs vest; they do not necessarily signal insider intent to buy or sell additional shares. For investors, purchases or open-market sales by insiders tend to be more informative about sentiment than mandatory withholding events.