Nair Balan 4
4 · Liberty Latin America Ltd. · Filed Mar 17, 2026
Research Summary
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Liberty Latin America CEO Nair Balan Exercises Awards, Withholds 281,349 Shares
What Happened
Nair Balan, President, CEO and a director of Liberty Latin America (tickers: LILA, LILAB, LILAK), converted/exercised company derivative awards into 648,364 shares on March 15, 2026. The filing also shows awards granted on March 13, 2026 totaling 1,790,088 RSUs/SARs (derivative awards). To cover taxes/exercise costs, 281,349 shares were surrendered/withheld at $7.77 per share, producing proceeds of $2,186,081; the net new shares retained by Balan after withholding are approximately 367,015. Several entries show $0.00 consideration because these were share-settled derivative conversions (RSU/SAR settlements), not open-market purchases.
Key Details
- Transaction dates: Awards granted 2026-03-13; exercises/conversions and tax-withholding occurred 2026-03-15. Form filed 2026-03-17.
- Shares granted (derivatives) on 3/13: 1,790,088 RSUs/SARs (various grant lines).
- Shares acquired by conversion/exercise on 3/15: 648,364 shares.
- Shares withheld/surrendered for taxes/exercise (code F) on 3/15: 281,349 shares at $7.77/share = $2,186,081.
- Net shares added (approx.): 367,015.
- Footnotes: awards are RSUs and Share Appreciation Rights (SARs) that vest in scheduled installments (see filing footnotes F1–F6 for various vesting schedules, 2024–2029).
- Transaction codes in filing: A = Award/Grant, M = Exercise/Conversion of derivative, F = Payment of exercise price or tax liability.
- Filing timeliness: No indication of a late filing; report covers 3/13–3/15 activity and was filed on 3/17.
Context
- These were derivative awards (RSUs/SARs) being settled/exercised and partly net-settled by withholding shares to cover tax liabilities—a common, administrative result of vesting/exercise rather than an open-market sale.
- Withholding/surrender of shares to pay taxes is routine and does not necessarily signal bullish or bearish insider sentiment.
- The filing does not state total beneficial ownership after the transactions in the supplied details.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Shares
[F1]2026-03-15+60,116→ 1,207,168 total - Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Shares
[F1]2026-03-15+78,740→ 1,285,908 total - Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Shares
[F1]2026-03-15+77,265→ 1,363,173 total - Exercise/Conversion
Class C Common Shares
[F1]2026-03-15+120,232→ 1,774,134 total - Tax Payment
Class C Common Shares
2026-03-15$7.77/sh−78,260$608,080→ 1,695,874 total - Exercise/Conversion
Class C Common Shares
[F1]2026-03-15+157,480→ 1,853,354 total - Tax Payment
Class C Common Shares
2026-03-15$7.77/sh−102,504$796,456→ 1,750,850 total - Exercise/Conversion
Class C Common Shares
[F1]2026-03-15+154,531→ 1,905,381 total - Tax Payment
Class C Common Shares
2026-03-15$7.77/sh−100,585$781,545→ 1,804,796 total - Award
Restricted Share Units A
[F1][F2]2026-03-13+206,452→ 206,452 total→ Class A Common Shares (206,452 underlying) - Award
Restricted Share Units C
[F1][F2]2026-03-13+412,904→ 412,904 total→ Class C Common Shares (412,904 underlying) - Award
Share Appreciation Rights A
[F3]2026-03-13+390,244→ 390,244 totalExercise: $7.58Exp: 2036-03-13→ Class A Common Shares (390,244 underlying) - Award
Share Appreciation Rights C
[F3]2026-03-13+780,488→ 780,488 totalExercise: $7.77Exp: 2036-03-13→ Class C Common Shares (780,488 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Share Units A
[F1][F4]2026-03-15−60,116→ 0 total→ Class A Common Shares (60,116 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Share Units C
[F1][F4]2026-03-15−120,232→ 0 total→ Class C Common Shares (120,232 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Share Units A
[F1][F5]2026-03-15−78,740→ 78,740 total→ Class A Common Shares (78,740 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Share Units C
[F1][F5]2026-03-15−157,480→ 157,480 total→ Class C Common Shares (157,480 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Share Units A
[F1][F6]2026-03-15−77,265→ 154,530 total→ Class A Common Shares (77,265 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Share Units C
[F1][F6]2026-03-15−154,531→ 309,060 total→ Class C Common Shares (154,531 underlying)
- 18,863(indirect: By 401(k))
Class C Common Shares
- 1,139(indirect: By IRA)
Class C Common Shares
Footnotes (6)
- [F1]Each Restricted Share Unit represents a right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A common shares or Class C common shares, as the case may be, at settlement.
- [F2]The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments on March 15 of 2027, 2028 and 2029.
- [F3]The Share Appreciation Rights vest in three equal annual installments on March 15 of 2027, 2028 and 2029
- [F4]The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments on March 15 of 2024, 2025 and 2026.
- [F5]The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments on March 15 of 2025, 2026 and 2027.
- [F6]The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments on March 15 of 2026, 2027 and 2028.