Niew Jeffrey 4

What Happened

• Jeffrey Niew, President & CEO and a director of Knowles Corp (KN), had 17,456 shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock. The shares were valued at $27.54 each, for a total of approximately $480,738. This was a tax-withholding disposition (code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: Feb 20, 2026 — 17,456 shares at $27.54 per share.
• Total value of shares withheld: ~$480,738.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the information provided in this summary/filing.
• Footnote: The filing states these shares were withheld to pay tax liability incident to the vesting of a restricted stock grant originally issued on Feb 20, 2024 (per Rule 16b-3).
• Filing: Form 4 filed Feb 23, 2026 (within the usual 2-business-day reporting window).

Context

• This was a tax-withholding event (code F), a routine administrative disposition that occurs when restricted stock or RSUs vest and the company withholds shares to cover required taxes. Such withholdings are common and do not necessarily indicate the insider is selling shares in the market or signal a change in confidence.