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Kratos (KTOS) Stacey G. Rock, KTT President Sells Shares & Receives Awards
What Happened
Stacey G. Rock, President of Kratos' KTT division, had multiple transactions reported. On 2026-03-04 Rock received three PRSU settlements (5,000 shares each; total 15,000 shares) and had shares withheld to cover taxes (three net withholding disposals of 1,967 shares each). On 2026-03-06 Rock sold additional shares in open-market transactions (6,066 shares across multiple trades). Total proceeds reported from the open-market sales and the shares withheld for taxes are about $1,059,696 (≈ $533,739 from the 3/6 open-market sales + ≈ $525,957 from tax-withholding disposals). Net change: +3,033 shares (15,000 acquired − 11,967 disposed).
Key Details
- Transaction dates: PRSU settlements and tax-withholding disposals on 2026-03-04; open-market sales on 2026-03-06. Filing date: 2026-03-06 (timely).
- Awards received: 3 × 5,000 shares (PRSUs settled; footnotes F1, F2, F3).
- Tax withholding: 3 × 1,967 shares surrendered to cover taxes (each reported at $89.13; footnote F4).
- Open-market sales (3/6) — weighted-average prices and per-footnote ranges:
- 400 shares @ $83.16 (range $83.05–$83.41; F6)
- 400 shares @ $85.37 (range $85.02–$85.65; F7)
- 1,656 shares @ $86.94 (range $86.53–$87.29; F8)
- 707 shares @ $88.22 (range $87.55–$88.48; F9)
- 1,203 shares @ $89.20 (range $88.57–$89.53; F10)
- 1,700 shares @ $89.81 (range $89.58–$90.15; F11)
- Some sales were executed pursuant to a pre-established 10b5-1 trading plan (footnote F5).
- Holdings note: the filing does not state total shares owned after these transactions; it does note 2,013 shares held via the ESPP and ~6,711 shares in the 401(k) (F12).
Context
- These were primarily award settlements (A) and routine disposals: net share-withholding to satisfy taxes (F) and open-market sales (S). The PRSU settlements are not purchases by the insider but the vesting/settlement of previously granted equity awards.
- The combination of withholding to cover taxes and subsequent open-market sales is a common pattern following equity vesting; sales under a 10b5-1 plan indicate pre-planned execution rather than opportunistic timing.
- No late filing was indicated in this report.