GE HealthCare CEO Peter Arduini Receives Award; Withholds Shares

What Happened
Peter J. Arduini, President, CEO and a director of GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. (GEHC), had 74,908 performance stock units (PSUs) vest on Feb 12, 2026. The PSUs converted into 74,908 shares (award recorded at $0.00 per share). To satisfy tax withholding obligations, 33,445 of those shares were withheld at an effective price of $79.20 per share, yielding a cash value of $2,648,844. Net shares delivered to Arduini from the vesting were 41,463.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-12; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-17 (filed 5 calendar days after the transaction; Form 4s are typically due within two business days — this appears to be one business day late).
• Award: 74,908 shares granted/vested (code A) at $0.00 per share.
• Tax withholding: 33,445 shares withheld (code F) at $79.20 per share; total withholding value reported $2,648,844.
• Net shares retained by insider from the vesting: 41,463 (74,908 − 33,445).
• Footnotes: PSUs were originally granted March 1, 2023; performance criteria were certified and PSUs vested on Feb 12, 2026. Withholding was to satisfy tax obligations.

Context
This was a routine vesting of performance-based equity, not an open-market purchase or voluntary sale. The only disposition was the withholding of shares to cover taxes (a common cashless-like tax settlement) — no open-market sale of shares by the insider is reported in this filing. The filing date suggests a minor timeliness issue; investors may note the late filing but the transaction itself is standard compensation vesting.