HUDSON SCOTT A 4
4 · Vistra Corp. · Filed Feb 26, 2026
Research Summary
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Vistra (VST) EVP Scott A. Hudson Receives $20.1M RSU Award
What Happened
Scott A. Hudson, EVP & President of Vistra Retail, was awarded/received 117,332 shares (performance-based restricted stock units) valued at $171.62 each for a total of $20,136,518 on 2026-02-24. To cover tax obligations tied to the vesting, the company withheld 45,323 shares (worth $7,778,333) and an additional 6,296 shares (worth $1,080,520), leaving 65,713 net shares delivered to Hudson (net value ≈ $11,277,665). This was a compensation vesting event (award), not an open-market purchase or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-24; price per share used for valuation: $171.62.
- Award/Acquisition (A): 117,332 shares; $20,136,518 total.
- Tax withholding (F): 45,323 shares; $7,778,333 total.
- Tax withholding (F): 6,296 shares; $1,080,520 total.
- Net shares delivered after withholdings: 65,713 shares (net value ≈ $11.28M).
- Footnotes: The 117,332 shares are performance-based RSUs certified by the Social Responsibility and Compensation Committee for the three-year period ended 12/31/2025 (certified 2/18/2026). The disposals represent issuer share-withholding to satisfy tax liabilities (per award terms).
- Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-02-26 reporting the 2026-02-24 transaction (appears timely).
Context
This was a standard vesting and tax-withholding event for restricted stock units (performance and time-based), not a market sale or exercise of options. Withholding of shares to cover taxes is common and does not necessarily indicate a change in insider sentiment. Transaction codes: A = Award/Acquisition, F = Withholding to cover taxes.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-24$171.62/sh+117,332$20,136,518→ 423,932 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-24$171.62/sh−45,323$7,778,333→ 378,609 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F3]2026-02-24$171.62/sh−6,296$1,080,520→ 372,313 total
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents performance-based restricted stock units for which the applicable performance criteria for the three-year period ended December 31, 2025 was certified by the Issuer's Social Responsibility and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors as of February 18, 2026.
- [F2]This transaction represents the withholding by the Issuer of shares to pay taxes in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units. The timing and amount of the transaction were determined by the terms of the applicable performance-based restricted stock unit award and were not within the control of the Reporting Person.
- [F3]This transaction represents the withholding by the Issuer of shares to pay taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units. The timing and amount of the transaction were determined by the terms of the applicable restricted stock unit award and were not within the control of the Reporting Person.