Saha Saugata 4

What Happened

• Saugata Saha, President, Market Intelligence at S&P Global, received 7,551 shares on 2026-02-24 as the result of a performance-based award (PSU vesting). Those shares were reported as acquired at $0.00 (award).
• On the same date, 3,849 shares were withheld/disposed to satisfy tax withholding obligations at $418.27 per share, totaling $1,609,921. The withholding is reported under the plan’s withholding process, not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-24; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-26 (timely filing).
• Award: 7,551 shares acquired (performance share units vesting; reported acquisition price $0.00) — footnote F1.
• Withholding/disposition: 3,849 shares withheld at $418.27/share for $1,609,921 (tax withholding under the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan; footnote F2).
• Each Restricted Stock Unit = right to one share (F3). Prior RSU grants and vesting schedules are noted in the filing (F4, F5) but are separate from this transaction.
• Shares owned after the transactions are not specified in the summary provided.

Context

• This was a vesting of performance-based equity (PSUs/RSUs), triggering a tax withholding where the company retains shares to cover tax liabilities — a routine administrative step, not an open-market sale indicating a change in investment view.
• For retail investors: acquisitions from vesting show compensation conversion into equity; the withheld shares are a common practice to satisfy taxes and should not be read as an opportunistic sale.