Aron Doug S 4

What Happened Doug S. Aron, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Archrock, had 28,509 shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax-withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted shares. The withholding was recorded at $27.85 per share, totaling approximately $793,976. This was a tax-withholding disposition (code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-27; Filing date: 2026-01-28 (timely).
• Price per share: $27.85; Shares withheld/disposed: 28,509; Total value: ~$793,976.
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided data.
• Footnote: Issuer withheld the maximum allowable shares to satisfy tax withholding on vesting restricted stock (cashless-withholding).
• Transaction type/code: F (tax withholding), meaning shares were surrendered to the issuer rather than sold on the open market.

Context Tax-withholding on vested restricted stock is a routine administrative event and does not necessarily signal a change in the insider’s view of the company. For retail investors, outright purchases typically carry more informational weight than withholding or routine dispositions.