VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC·4

Mar 3, 12:23 PM ET

Malady Kyle 4

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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.