DE GREEF RODERICK 4
4 · BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC · Filed Jun 22, 2026
Research Summary
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BioLife (BLFS) CEO Roderick De Greef Withholds 2,775 Shares for Taxes
What Happened
Roderick De Greef, President, CEO and a director of BioLife Solutions, had 2,775 shares withheld by the company to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from the release of restricted stock units. The withholding was recorded as a disposition at $26.04 per share, for a total value of approximately $72,261. This was a tax-withholding event (not an open-market sale).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-06-18; filing date (Form 4): 2026-06-22.
- Price per share: $26.04; shares withheld/disposed: 2,775; value ~ $72,261.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
- Footnote: F1 — shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy the reporting person’s tax withholding obligations upon release of RSUs.
- Filing timeliness: filing date listed; no late-filing flag provided in the supplied data.
Context
This is a routine tax-withholding transaction tied to RSU vesting. The company retained shares to cover taxes rather than the insider selling shares on the open market, so it is not a direct signal of buying or selling intent. For investors tracking insider activity, withholdings for taxes are common and generally neutral compared with open-market sales or purchases.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-06-18$26.04/sh−2,775$72,261→ 730,971 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents the number of shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations of the reporting person that arose upon the release of restricted stock units.