Gowder Amy L 4

What Happened
Amy L. Gowder, Senior Vice President of General Electric Company (GE), converted 966 restricted stock units (RSUs) into common shares on May 1, 2026. Of the 966 shares issued, 426 shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations at $286.51 per share, yielding approximately $122,053 paid in taxes. The result was a net issuance of 540 shares to Gowder.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-01 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-05-05).
• Actions reported: M (exercise/conversion of derivative) — 966 RSUs converted to shares at $0.00; F (tax withholding) — 426 shares withheld/disposed at $286.51 each for ~$122,053.
• Net shares received by insider: 540 (966 issued − 426 withheld).
• Footnotes: F1 — each RSU equals a contingent right to one share; F2 — these RSUs were granted May 1, 2024 and vest in two equal installments (50% on the second and third anniversaries). The May 1, 2026 conversion corresponds to the second-anniversary vesting.
• Timeliness: Filing appears timely (transaction 2026-05-01; Form 4 filed 2026-05-05).
• Shares owned after transaction (total beneficial ownership) not disclosed in the filing; net newly retained shares = 540.

Context
This was a standard RSU vesting and tax-withholding settlement (not an open-market purchase or sale). Withholding shares to cover taxes is routine and does not, by itself, indicate a buy or sell signal. Purchases are generally more informative than routine vesting events; here the insider received net shares through vesting rather than buying or selling stock.