Blashford Eric B. 4

What Happened
Eric B. Blashford, President and CEO of Broadwind, had a total of 16,597 shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding related to the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units (RSUs). The withholding occurred in two transactions: 8,941 shares on 2026-05-15 at $4.52/share ($40,413) and 7,656 shares on 2026-05-18 at $3.79/share ($29,016), for a combined value of approximately $69,429. These were dispositions reported under transaction code F (payment of tax liability), not open-market sales or purchases.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices:
  • 2026-05-15: 8,941 shares withheld @ $4.52 = $40,413
  • 2026-05-18: 7,656 shares withheld @ $3.79 = $29,016
• Total shares withheld: 16,597; total value: ≈ $69,429.
• Shares/units referenced remaining (per filing footnote):
  • 11,808 RSUs vesting 5/25/2026
  • 18,199 RSUs vesting 5/16/2027
  • 41,250 RSUs (vesting 20,625 shares on 5/15/2027 and 20,625 on 5/15/2028)
• Footnote: The reporting person elected to satisfy his withholding obligation by directing the company to withhold shares otherwise issuable from the previously reported RSU grant (cashless tax withholding).
• Timeliness: Form 4 was filed 2026-05-19 and reports transactions on 5/15/26 and 5/18/26; the filing is within the required two-business-day window and is not marked late.

Context
These transactions are routine tax-withholding dispositions tied to RSU vesting (a cashless settlement method) rather than discretionary open-market sales. Such withholdings are common and do not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company.