Elashmawi Esam 4

What Happened Esam Elashmawi, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Strategy at Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), had 594 shares withheld by the company to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units. The withholding was calculated at $97.63 per share, totaling $57,992. This was an issuer withholding for taxes (transaction code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-16; Form 4 filed 2026-02-17 (timely).
• Shares withheld/disposed: 594 shares at $97.63 per share; total value ~$57,992.
• Nature of transaction: Tax withholding in connection with RSU vesting (code F); issuer retained the shares to meet tax liability.
• Footnote: Issuer retention was solely to meet tax withholding and was not in excess of the tax liability.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.

Context This is a routine "sell-to-cover" style withholding for taxes when restricted stock units vest and does not represent an active decision to sell shares on the open market. Such tax-withholding transactions are common and generally neutral as signals of insider sentiment compared with outright open-market purchases or sales.