Rodriguez Tony 4

What Happened Tony Rodriguez, EVP and Chief Technology Officer of Digimarc (DMRC), was granted 9,901 shares on 2026-02-15 at an effective price/value of $4.86 per share (total value ≈ $48,119). At the same time, 823 shares were surrendered back to the company at the same price to satisfy tax withholding obligations (value ≈ $4,000). The primary event is an equity award (grant), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-15; Filing date: 2026-02-17 (no indication of a late filing).
• Award: 9,901 shares acquired at $4.86 each (total ≈ $48,119).
• Tax withholding: 823 shares disposed (surrendered) at $4.86 each to cover tax liability (total ≈ $4,000). Footnote: shares were traded back to the company to cover tax liability for vested stock awards (F1).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt — see the full Form 4 for total beneficial ownership.
• Transaction codes explained: A = award/grant; F = shares withheld/surrendered for taxes.

Context This was a compensation-related equity award with a routine share-withholding to cover taxes (common when restricted stock or similar awards vest). Awards and tax withholdings are standard corporate compensation actions and do not necessarily indicate insider buying or selling intent.