Traeger (COOK) CSO Cole VandenAkker Withholds 217 Shares for Taxes

What Happened

• Cole VandenAkker, Chief Sales Officer of Traeger, had 217 shares of company stock withheld to cover tax withholding upon the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs). The withholding was reported at $48.61 per share for a total reported value of $10,548.
• This was a tax-withholding disposition (not an open-market sale or purchase) — a routine administrative action when RSUs vest.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-04; Filing date: 2026-09-08.
• Price per share reported: $48.61; Shares withheld/disposed: 217; Reported total value: $10,548.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing details.
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability via share withholding).
• Footnote: F1 indicates these shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy the reporting person’s tax withholding obligation upon RSU vesting.
• No indication in the provided data that this filing was late.

Context

• This type of withholding is a common administrative step when RSUs vest and should not be read the same as an open-market sale by the insider. It reduces the insider’s share count to cover taxes and does not necessarily signal a change in the insider’s view of the company.
• For retail investors tracking insider activity, outright purchases are generally more informative about bullish conviction; routine tax-withholdings are standard compensation mechanics.