PALOMAKI ERIC 4

What Happened Eric Palomaki, COO of CORE Molding Technologies, had 7,139 shares of restricted stock withheld on March 27, 2026 to satisfy tax-withholding obligations upon vesting. The withholding occurred in four tranches: 2,549 shares at $18.77 ($47,845), 807 shares at $18.77 ($15,147), 1,748 shares at $20.02 ($34,995), and 2,035 shares at $19.15 ($38,970), for an aggregate deemed disposition of about $136,957. These were withholding transactions (code F), not open-market sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-27; Form 4 filed 2026-03-31 (filed timely within the 2-business-day window).
• Individual tranches: 2,549 @ $18.77 ($47,845); 807 @ $18.77 ($15,147); 1,748 @ $20.02 ($34,995); 2,035 @ $19.15 ($38,970).
• Total shares withheld: 7,139; total value ≈ $136,957.
• Footnote: Withheld shares were used to satisfy tax withholding on vested restricted stock. The deemed disposition is exempt under Rule 16b-3(e) (common, routine tax withholding).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing.

Context This was a tax-withholding event tied to vesting of restricted stock (a routine administrative action), not a discretionary sale or purchase. Such withholdings are common and are treated as exempt transfers for Rule 16b-3 purposes, so they do not indicate a typical insider "sell" signal.