Western Union (WU) COO Ben Hawksworth Withholds 8,569 Shares

What Happened
Benjamin (Ben) Hawksworth, Chief Operating Officer of Western Union, had 8,569 shares withheld by the company on Sept. 8, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units. The shares are reported as disposed at $7.00 per share, for a total value of $59,983. This was a tax-withholding disposition tied to the final vesting installment of 19,562 RSUs (award originally granted Sept. 8, 2023), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-09-08; 8,569 shares @ $7.00 per share (total $59,983).
• Transaction code: F — shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding (reported as a disposition).
• RSUs vested: 19,562 RSUs (final installment from the 2023 award); the withheld shares represent roughly 43.8% of the vested units.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Filing date: 2026-09-09 — timely filing (next business day).
• Footnote: Company withheld shares to cover the reporting person’s tax withholding obligations arising from the RSU vesting.

Context
Withholding shares to cover taxes on vested RSUs is a routine administrative action and is different from an open-market sale; it generally does not by itself indicate insider sentiment. This filing reports a tax-related disposition (code F) following RSU vesting rather than a voluntary sale or purchase.