Malady Kyle 4
4 · VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC · Filed Mar 3, 2026
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Verizon (VZ) EVP Kyle Malady Receives 100,287 Shares via RSU Conversion
What Happened
- Kyle Malady, EVP and Group CEO — VZ Business, had three RSU awards convert into 100,287 shares on 2026-02-27 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-03-03).
- Of those, 50,708 shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding at $50.14/share (tax withholding value $2,542,499), leaving a net 49,579 shares issued to him.
- These were conversions of restricted stock units (RSUs), not open-market purchases or voluntary sales.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-27; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-03 (filed within the two-business-day reporting window).
- RSUs converted (total): 100,287 shares.
- Shares withheld for taxes (total): 50,708 shares at $50.14/share = $2,542,499.
- Net shares received: 49,579.
- Transaction codes: M = exercise/conversion of derivative (RSU conversion); F = shares withheld to pay tax liability.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
- Footnotes: F1–F4 indicate these are RSUs (1 RSU = 1 share) with vesting schedules in three equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2024; March 1, 2025; and March 1, 2026, respectively.
Context
- This was a routine RSU vesting event with company tax-withholding (a common administrative disposal of shares) — not an open-market sale or a buy. Such conversions and share-withholdings typically reflect compensation vesting rather than an insider sentiment trade.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Malady Kyle
EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-27+34,020→ 95,407 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
2026-02-27$50.14/sh−16,602$832,424→ 78,805 total - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-27+34,936→ 113,741 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
2026-02-27$50.14/sh−17,049$854,837→ 96,692 total - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-27+31,331→ 128,023 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
2026-02-27$50.14/sh−17,057$855,238→ 110,966 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units - 2023 Award
[F1][F2]2026-02-27−34,020→ 0 total→ Common Stock (34,020 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units - 2024 Award
[F1][F3]2026-02-27−34,936→ 34,936 total→ Common Stock (34,936 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units - 2025 Award
[F1][F4]2026-02-27−31,331→ 62,662 total→ Common Stock (31,331 underlying)
Holdings
- 19,605(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Stock
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Each Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) represents the right to receive one share of common stock on the payment date with respect to the date that the RSU vests.
- [F2]Subject to the terms of the RSU Agreement, the RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2024.
- [F3]Subject to the terms of the RSU Agreement, the RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2025.
- [F4]Subject to the terms of the RSU Agreement, the RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2026.
Signature
Evgeniya Berezkina, Attorney-in-fact for Kyle Malady|2026-03-03