Ligner Emmanuel 4

What Happened Emmanuel Ligner, President, CEO and a director of Avantor, received equity awards on February 19, 2026: 483,713 restricted stock units (RSUs) and 1,903,847 stock option units (reported as a derivative grant). Both awards are reported at a $0 acquisition price (standard for compensation grants) and do not reflect cash paid or proceeds realized — they are grants, not open‑market purchases or sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 19, 2026; Form 4 filed February 23, 2026 (timely based on the 2‑business‑day rule).
• Price: $0.00 reported for both the RSUs and the derivative (option) grant.
• Shares/units granted: 483,713 RSUs; 1,903,847 option units (total 2,387,560 units granted).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — RSUs vest in three equal installments beginning Feb 19, 2027. F2 — Stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning Feb 19, 2027.
• Filing timeliness: Filing appears timely (filed Feb 23 for a Feb 19 grant).

Context These awards are compensation/retention grants that typically vest over multiple years and do not indicate an immediate purchase or sale of stock. The derivative entry reflects an option grant (not an exercise); no cashless exercise or sale is reported. As with most executive awards, the grants align compensation with future service and performance rather than signaling a near‑term trading view.