Ghartey-Tagoe Kodwo 4
4 · Duke Energy CORP · Filed Feb 24, 2026
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Duke Energy EVP Ghartey-Tagoe Withholds Shares for Taxes
What Happened Ghartey‑Tagoe Kodwo, EVP & CEO of Duke Energy’s DE Carolinas & Natural Gas business, had a total of 2,262 shares withheld on Feb 22, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding upon vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs). The withholdings were recorded as two dispositions: 1,014 shares at $126.78 (proceeds $128,555) and 1,248 shares at $126.78 (proceeds $158,221), roughly $286,776 combined. These were tax‑withholding dispositions tied to RSU awards (one‑for‑one conversion to common stock).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-22; Filing date: 2026-02-24 (timely).
- Prices: $126.78 per share for both withholdings.
- Share counts withheld: 1,014 and 1,248 (total 2,262).
- Reported totals: $128,555 and $158,221 (combined ≈ $286,776).
- Footnotes:
- F1: Withheld to cover taxes on 2,334 RSUs (award dated Feb 22, 2023).
- F2: Withheld to cover taxes on 2,872 RSUs (award dated Feb 22, 2024).
- F3: Indicates interests in an issuer stock fund (general disclosure).
- Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
Context This was a routine tax withholding on vested RSUs (code F) rather than an open‑market sale or purchase. RSUs converted one‑for‑one into common stock and a portion was retained to pay taxes—a common administrative step that does not necessarily indicate a buy or sell decision by the insider.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-22$126.78/sh−1,014$128,555→ 58,918 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-22$126.78/sh−1,248$158,221→ 57,670 total
- 5,502(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Stock
[F3]
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents the number of shares withheld to pay taxes due upon vesting of 2,334 restricted stock units ("RSUs") related to an RSU award granted February 22, 2023, under the Duke Energy Corporation 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Such RSUs convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
- [F2]Represents the number of shares withheld to pay taxes due upon vesting of 2,872 restricted stock units ("RSUs") related to an RSU award granted February 22, 2024, under the Duke Energy Corporation 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Such RSUs convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
- [F3]Represents interests in an issuer stock fund.