Barton Kurt D 4

What Happened
Kurt D. Barton, Chief Financial Officer of Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO), had 966.619 restricted stock unit (RSU) shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding liabilities when those RSUs vested. The withheld shares were valued at $54.06 each, totaling about $52,257. This was a withholding-for-taxes transaction (coded F), not an open-market sale or purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-12; Filing date: 2026-02-17 (filed after the transaction; appears to be after the usual 2-business-day Form 4 deadline).
• Action: Shares withheld to cover tax withholding on vested RSUs (transaction code F).
• Shares withheld/disposed: 966.619 shares at $54.06 per share — total ~$52,257.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — "This transaction represents the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding liabilities incident to the lapse of vesting restrictions on the restricted stock units."

Context
Share withholding to cover taxes on vested RSUs is a routine administrative transaction and does not by itself signal a change in the executive’s view of the company. This was not a discretionary sale or purchase in the open market; it is a cashless withholding to meet tax obligations.