Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.·4

Mar 2, 4:57 PM ET

Rapino Michael 4

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Live Nation (LYV) CEO Michael Rapino Withholds 17,842 Shares for Taxes

What happened

  • Michael Rapino, President & CEO and a director of Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), had 17,842 shares withheld to cover tax liabilities arising on vesting. The shares were valued at $157.91 each for a total of $2,817,430; the transaction is reported as a disposition (code F — tax withholding).

Key details

  • Transaction date: 2026-02-26
  • Price per share: $157.91; Shares withheld/disposed: 17,842; Total value: $2,817,430
  • Filing date: 2026-03-02 — appears to be timely (filed within the usual two business-day Form 4 window)
  • Footnote: F1 — represents shares withheld for tax purposes upon vesting of restricted stock grants
  • Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the information provided in this summary

Context

  • This was a tax-withholding disposition tied to vesting (a routine administrative sell/withhold), not an open-market sale initiated for investment reasons. Such withholdings reduce the insider’s share count but are generally considered standard compensation processing rather than a directional trading signal.