Haghighi Farshad 4
Research Summary
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Amkor (AMKR) EVP Farshad Exercises RSUs; Shares Withheld for Taxes
What Happened
Farshad Haghighi, Executive Vice President of Amkor Technology (AMKR), had 1,789 restricted stock units (RSUs convert to common shares) vest and converted those RSUs into 1,789 shares on Feb 16, 2026. To satisfy tax-withholding obligations, 816 of those shares were withheld at $47.48 each (total value withheld $38,744). Net shares retained by the reporting person after withholding were 973 shares (approx. $46.2k based on $47.48 per share). This was not an open-market sale but a routine tax withholding on vesting.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-16; filing date: 2026-02-18 (timely Form 4).
- Actions reported: M = exercise/conversion of derivative (1,789 shares issued); F = shares withheld for tax (816 shares disposed) at $47.48 per share, $38,744 total.
- Net shares received: 1,789 issued − 816 withheld = 973 shares retained (approx. $46,198 at $47.48).
- Footnotes: F1 — shares were withheld by Amkor to satisfy tax withholding; the Issuer will pay these taxes on behalf of the reporting person. F2 — the RSUs originated from a 2/16/2023 grant of 7,423 RSUs that vest in four equal annual installments.
- Shares owned after the transaction are not specified in the provided excerpt.
Context
This is a routine RSU vesting and tax-withholding transaction (derivative conversion followed by withholding), not an open-market sale or a separate cash purchase. Such transactions are common when equity awards vest and don’t by themselves indicate a buy/sell sentiment.