Nelson Christopher John 4

What Happened
Christopher Nelson, CEO of Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), had RSUs convert into 22,853 shares on June 29, 2026 (two separate vesting events of 3,214 and 19,639 shares). To satisfy tax withholding, 1,437 and 8,779 shares were withheld (total 10,216 shares), resulting in cashless withholding valued at $91.67 per share for a total tax withholding of $936,526 reported as paid. The derivative/conversion entries show $0 as the exercise price for the converted RSUs; the only cash amounts reported relate to the tax withholding.

Key Details

• Transaction date: June 29, 2026; filing date: June 30, 2026 (timely filing).
• RSUs converted: 3,214 and 19,639 shares (total 22,853).
• Shares withheld for taxes: 1,437 and 8,779 (total 10,216), withheld at $91.67/share for ~$936,526.
• Price shown for conversion entries: $0 (derivative conversion of RSUs to stock).
• Footnotes: F1—each RSU converts to one share; F2—shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding; F3 & F4—these RSUs were granted June 29, 2023 and vest in three approximately equal annual installments (this report reflects a scheduled vesting installment).
• Shares owned after the transaction are not specified in the filing.

Context
These transactions are the routine vesting and conversion of previously granted restricted stock units (RSUs), with shares withheld to cover tax obligations (a common cashless/withholding settlement). This is not an open-market sale or purchase; it’s the scheduled vesting of equity awards granted on June 29, 2023. Such withholding to cover taxes is typically administrative and doesn’t by itself indicate a buy/sell signal.