Eck Steven W 4

What Happened Steven W. Eck, Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer at Avantor (AVTR), received equity awards on Feb 19, 2026: 48,859 restricted stock units (RSUs) and 43,230 stock options (derivative award). On Feb 20, 2026, 2,125 shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to RSUs, at a withholding price of $9.03 per share for a total withholding value of $19,189. The awards were granted at no cash cost to the insider (price $0 reported).

Key Details

• Transaction dates: Grants dated 2026-02-19; withholding dated 2026-02-20. Filing date: 2026-02-23 (timely within the two-business-day Form 4 window).
• Grants: 48,859 RSUs (A; $0) and 43,230 stock options (A; derivative, $0).
• Withholding: 2,125 shares withheld (F) at $9.03 = $19,189 to cover tax obligations.
• Vesting notes: RSUs and the stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning Feb 19, 2027 (per filing footnotes).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Codes: A = grant/award; F = shares withheld for tax withholding.

Context

• These were award grants (not open-market purchases or sales). The withheld shares represent a routine tax-withholding event (not a voluntary sale for cash).
• The option grant is a derivative award that vests over time; it was not exercised in this filing. For retail investors, awards signal compensation alignment but are not the same as an insider buying shares outright.