BENSON KEITH 4
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UDR SVP Keith Benson Receives Restricted Stock Award
What Happened
Keith Benson, SVP and Chief Legal Officer of UDR, was granted 12,330 restricted shares on 2026-02-12 (acquired at $0.00). To satisfy tax withholding on the vesting, 2,845 of those shares were withheld (disposed) at a reported value of $38.17 per share, totaling $108,594.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-12; Form 4 filed 2026-02-17 (timely filing given the holiday calendar).
- Grant: 12,330 shares granted (acquisition code A) at $0.00 (restricted stock award).
- Tax withholding: 2,845 shares withheld (disposition code F) at $38.17 per share = $108,594.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided Form 4.
- Footnote: Withheld shares represent tax withholding on vested restricted stock and the deemed disposition is exempt under Rule 16b-3(e) (routine withholding).
Context
This was a restricted stock award with routine tax-withholding — not an open-market sale or purchase. Tax-withholding disposals are common and do not necessarily signal insider sentiment about the company.