GHAI RAHUL 4

What Happened
Rahul Ghai, Senior Vice President at General Electric (GE), received settled performance awards and conversions of derivatives on March 1, 2026 and surrendered shares to cover tax liabilities. The filing shows he was credited with 45,255 shares from a settlement of performance rights and 14,386 shares from an exercise/conversion. To satisfy tax withholding, he disposed of 20,536 shares and 6,667 shares at $342.26 per share, for total proceeds of $7,028,651 and $2,281,847 respectively — about $9,310,498 combined.

Key Details

• Transaction date(s): March 1, 2026; Form 4 filed March 3, 2026 (reporting period 2026-03-01).
• Award/Acquisitions: 45,255 shares (award/settlement) and 14,386 shares (exercise/conversion) reported as acquired at $0.00 (codes A and M).
• Tax withholding disposals: 20,536 shares and 6,667 shares sold at $342.26 per share, total proceeds ≈ $9,310,498 (code F for tax/payment).
• Footnotes: F1 — settlement of performance rights granted 3/1/2023; F2 — each RSU represents a contingent right to one share; F3 — the RSUs in this grant are fully vested.
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the provided filing data.
• Filing timeliness: filing date is March 3 for March 1 transactions (no late filing indicator provided).

Context
The disposals were labeled as tax withholding (code F), a routine administrative action when restricted stock units or performance awards vest — not an open-market sell intended as a directional bet. The filing also shows exercise/conversion of derivatives (code M); because proceeds for those were reported as $0, this reflects conversion/settlement mechanics rather than a cash sale. For retail investors, purchases or awards indicate insider alignment but tax-withholding disposals are common and typically do not signal a change in insider sentiment.