Traub Kenneth 4
4 · COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ · Filed Jan 26, 2026
Research Summary
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Comtech (CMTL) CEO Kenneth Traub Vests 54,645 RSUs
What Happened
- Kenneth Traub, Chairman, President & CEO and a director of Comtech (CMTL), had 54,645 restricted stock units (RSUs) vest on January 23, 2026. The RSUs converted one-for-one into common shares (no cash paid on conversion). To cover tax withholding, 22,439 of the newly issued shares were withheld and disposed at $5.87 per share for a total tax withholding value of $131,717. The vesting resulted in a net delivery of 32,206 shares to Traub (54,645 gross − 22,439 withheld).
Key Details
- Transaction date: January 23, 2026; Form 4 filed January 26, 2026 (filing appears timely).
- Primary actions: RSU conversion/vesting (code M) and tax withholding via share retention (code F).
- Withheld shares: 22,439 shares withheld at $5.87/share = $131,717 (footnote: withheld to pay federal, state, and FICA taxes).
- Grant context: These 54,645 vested shares are part of a larger 163,935 RSU award issued to Traub on January 23, 2025.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the supplied filing data.
Context
- This was not an open-market buy or sale signaling a new purchase; it was the scheduled vesting/settlement of equity compensation. The withholding of shares to satisfy taxes is a common administrative step and does not by itself indicate a change in confidence or intent to trade additional shares.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Traub Kenneth
DirectorChairman, President and CEO
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock Par Value $0.10 Per Share
[F1]2026-01-23+54,645→ 80,879 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock Par Value $0.10 Per Share
[F2]2026-01-23$5.87/sh−22,439$131,717→ 58,440 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F3]2026-01-23−54,645→ 416,308 total→ Common Stock Par Value $0.10 Per Share (54,645 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
- [F2]The 22,439 reflected on this table represents the shares withheld to pay the Reporting Person's federal, state, and Federal Insurance Contributions Act ("FICA") tax.
- [F3]This transaction represents the vesting of 54,645 of the 163,935 restricted stock units issued to the Reporting Person on January 23, 2025.
Signature
/s/ Michael C. Shay, Attorney-in-Fact for Kenneth Traub|2026-01-26