Ferguson Jeffrey W. 4

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.