Paradowski Mark R 4
4 · COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP · Filed May 21, 2026
Research Summary
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CMCO Mark Paradowski Sells Shares to Cover Taxes
What Happened
Mark R. Paradowski, Senior Vice President, Information Services & CDO at Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), had restricted stock units (RSUs) vest on May 19–20, 2026 and surrendered a total of 1,301 shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The disposals were: 958 shares on 5/19 at $13.59 ($13,019) and 343 shares on 5/20 at $14.09 ($4,833), totaling $17,852. These were tax-withholding share dispositions (transaction code F), not open-market sales for investment purposes.
Key Details
- Transaction dates and prices:
- 2026-05-19: 958 shares @ $13.59 = $13,019 (withheld)
- 2026-05-20: 343 shares @ $14.09 = $4,833 (withheld)
- Total: 1,301 shares; proceeds ≈ $17,852.
- Shares/reporting after transaction:
- 5,990.127 restricted shares are reported as held (subject to forfeiture/vesting schedules).
- Of the RSUs that vested on these dates: 2,048.829 vested 5/19 (958 surrendered, 1,090.829 remaining) and 733.818 vested 5/20 (343 surrendered, 390.818 remaining).
- Footnotes:
- F1/F2: RSUs vested on 5/19 and 5/20; portions were traded to satisfy tax withholding.
- F3: Total 5,990.127 restricted shares include future vesting tranches (some fully vested soon, others vest later per schedule).
- Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-05-21; appears to be timely relative to the reported vesting/dispositions.
Context
These transactions were tax-withholding dispositions related to RSU vesting (a common administrative action). They do not represent a discretionary open-market sale or purchase signal about the insider’s view of the company. Transaction code F indicates shares were surrendered/withheld to cover taxes.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-19$13.59/sh−958$13,019→ 31,387.774 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2][F3]2026-05-20$14.09/sh−343$4,833→ 31,044.774 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]2,048.829 restricted stock units became fully vested on 5/19/2026, of which 958 shares were traded to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
- [F2]733.818 restricted stock units became fully vested on 5/20/2026, of which 343 shares were traded to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
- [F3]Includes 5,990.127 shares of restricted stock issued to reporting person subject to forfeiture in whole or part; 1,160.687 shares become fully vested 5/22/2026; 733.817 shares become fully vested 5/20/2027, and 4,095.623 shares become fully vested 50% per year for two years beginning 5/19/2027, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.