Lail Crystal Dawn 4

What Happened

• Crystal Dawn Lail, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NorthWestern Energy Group, received 6,186 shares on 2026-02-27 as the vesting/settlement of performance units. The company used a $68.45 per-share price to value the award, totaling about $423,432.
• Simultaneously, 1,506 shares were surrendered/withheld to cover tax withholding obligations (reported as a disposition with code F and $0 proceeds).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-27 (Form 4 filed 2026-03-02).
• Award: 6,186 shares acquired (code A) at $68.45 per share; value ≈ $423,432.
• Tax withholding: 1,506 shares disposed (code F) reported with $0 proceeds (shares surrendered to satisfy tax withholding).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in this filing.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: Shares were acquired upon the 12/31/2025 vesting of performance units granted under the company’s 2023 Long‑Term Incentive Program.
  • F2: The $68.45 per‑share figure is the closing price on 2026-02-11, the date the Board approved the payout/vesting.
• Filing timeliness: No late filing flag is indicated on the Form 4.

Context

• This was a compensation-related vesting of performance units, not an open‑market purchase or sale; such awards reflect pay realization rather than a direct buy/sell signal.
• The withholding of 1,506 shares to satisfy taxes is routine for equity compensation and reported under code F.