Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.·4

May 19, 4:18 PM ET

Tato Joseph A 4

4 · Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. · Filed May 19, 2026

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Babcock & Wilcox (BW) Director Joseph A. Tato Exercises 85,000 Options

What Happened

  • Director Joseph A. Tato exercised or converted derivative awards on May 15, 2026, resulting in 85,000 common shares acquired at $21.22 per share (reported value $1,803,700). Of those shares, 46,750 were disposed to the issuer at the same $21.22 price to satisfy tax obligations (reported value $992,035). The filing also shows an award/contingent right for 8,725 shares (no cash value reported) and a zero-dollar derivative disposition reported in connection with the conversion/settlement.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: 2026-05-15; exercise price reported: $21.22; total reported value of exercised shares: $1,803,700.
  • Shares withheld/surrendered to issuer for taxes: 46,750 shares valued at $992,035.
  • Additional award: 8,725 contingent shares (no cash consideration reported).
  • Relevant footnotes:
    • F1: Company settled a portion of vested RSUs in cash to facilitate tax payments (tax-withholding treatment).
    • F2: The 8,725 award represents a contingent right to receive one share per unit under the LTIP.
    • F3/F4: Vesting noted for awards (May 15, 2027 and May 15, 2026 or next annual meeting, per footnotes).
  • Shares owned after the transaction: not stated in the provided filing excerpt.
  • Filing date: 2026-05-19 for a 2026-05-15 transaction — filed within the standard two-business-day Form 4 window (timely).

Context

  • This appears to be a cashless-style settlement: options/derivatives were exercised and some shares were surrendered to the company to cover taxes (common insider practice; not necessarily a market sentiment signal).
  • The 8,725 contingent units are awards that vest in the future (see footnotes), so they do not represent immediately tradable shares.
  • The reporting is of a director (not a >10% owner), and the filing gives no explicit statement of change in overall ownership beyond the reported transactions.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-05-15
Transactions
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Common Stock

    2026-05-15$21.22/sh+85,000$1,803,700254,088 total
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Common Stock

    [F1]
    2026-05-15$21.22/sh46,750$992,035207,338 total
  • Award

    Restricted Stock Units

    [F2][F3]
    2026-05-15+8,7258,725 total
    Common Stock (8,725 underlying)
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Restricted Stock Units

    [F2][F4]
    2026-05-1585,0000 total
    Common Stock (85,000 underlying)
Footnotes (4)
  • [F1]Represents the settlement in cash, pursuant to the applicable award terms, by BW of a portion of the restricted stock units that vested to facilitate tax payments by the reporting person.
  • [F2]Pursuant to Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan and represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
  • [F3]Vests May 15, 2027 or date of next Annual Meeting, whichever is earlier.
  • [F4]Vests May 15, 2026 or date of next Annual Meeting, whichever is earlier.
Signature
/s/ John J. Dziewisz, attorney-in-fact for Joseph A. Tato|2026-05-19

Documents

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