Berry Lance A 4

What Happened

• Lance A. Berry, who serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of Artivion, sold 5,178 shares on 2026-03-02 at $38.02 per share, generating proceeds of $196,893. The filing indicates the sale was a "sell to cover" to satisfy tax withholding upon the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs), not a discretionary open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-02; Filing date: 2026-03-03.
• Transaction type/code: Sale (S) — 5,178 shares at $38.02 each; total value ≈ $196,893.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing summary.
• Footnote: The sale was executed to satisfy tax withholding obligations on RSU vesting (sell-to-cover) and "does not represent a discretionary transaction" (Footnote F1).
• Timeliness: Filed the next day (no late-filing flag indicated in the provided data).

Context

• This was a routine sell-to-cover tied to RSU vesting to pay taxes, which is common and generally not interpreted as an expression of the executive’s view on the company’s stock. Purchases or discretionary insider buys typically carry more weight as bullish signals.