Ferguson Jeffrey W. 4
4 · Carlyle Group Inc. · Filed Feb 3, 2026
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Carlyle (CG) General Counsel Jeffrey Ferguson Receives RSU Awards
What Happened Jeffrey W. Ferguson, General Counsel of Carlyle Group Inc. (CG), was granted a total of 27,643 restricted stock units (RSUs) on Feb. 1, 2026 (24,462 RSUs and 3,181 RSUs reported as acquisitions at $0). On the same date the issuer withheld 503 shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to a previously reported RSU vesting; those 503 shares were recorded as a disposition at $58.78 each, totaling $29,566. The RSU grants are compensatory awards (not purchases).
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 1, 2026 (Form 4 filed Feb. 3, 2026).
- Disposition: 503 shares withheld for taxes at $58.78 — proceeds/value $29,566 (footnote F1: shares were withheld by the issuer to pay taxes; no open-market sale by the reporting person).
- Acquisitions: 24,462 RSUs (F2) and 3,181 RSUs (F3), reported at $0 (standard for awards).
- Vesting schedules (per filing footnotes):
- 24,462-RSU award: vests 40% on Aug 1, 2027; 30% on Aug 1, 2028; 30% on Aug 1, 2029 (F2).
- 3,181-RSU award: vests 1/3 on each of Feb 1, 2027; Feb 1, 2028; Feb 1, 2029 (F3).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided summary of the filing.
- Timeliness: Form 4 filed Feb. 3 for a Feb. 1 transaction (filed within the normal two-business-day window).
Context
- RSU grants are compensation, not market purchases; they represent future stock that vests subject to continued service. The withheld 503 shares were a routine tax withholding related to vesting (not an open-market sale), so it does not necessarily signal a change in insider sentiment.
- For retail investors, new RSU awards are informative about executive compensation and retention but do not carry the same market-signaling weight as outright purchases by insiders.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Ferguson Jeffrey W.
General Counsel
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-01$58.78/sh−503$29,566→ 754,424 total - Award
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-01+24,462→ 778,886 total - Award
Common Stock
[F3]2026-02-01+3,181→ 782,067 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents shares of common stock that have been withheld by the Issuer in connection with the payment of taxes resulting from the vesting of a previously reported restricted stock unit award (including previously reported dividend equivalent units accrued thereon). No shares of common stock were sold by the reporting person.
- [F2]These securities are restricted stock unit awards and will vest 40% on August 1, 2027, an additional 30% on August 1, 2028 and the remaining 30% on August 1, 2029, subject to the reporting person's continued service at the Issuer on the applicable vesting date.
- [F3]These securities are restricted stock unit awards and will vest 1/3 on each of February 1, 2027, February 1, 2028 and February 1, 2029, subject to the reporting person's continued service at the Issuer on the applicable vesting date.
Signature
/s/ Anne K. Frederick by power of attorney for Jeffrey W. Ferguson|2026-02-03