Jewell Curtis E 4

4 · ESAB Corp · Filed May 13, 2026

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Updated May 13, 2026

ESAB SVP/General Counsel Jewell Curtis Exercises RSUs; Shares Withheld

What Happened

Jewell Curtis E., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of ESAB Corporation (ESAB), had restricted stock units (RSUs) convert into 1,822 shares on May 12, 2026 (listed as derivative exercise/conversion, code M). To satisfy tax withholding, ESAB withheld 894 of those shares (code F) at an indicated value of $94.20 per share, totaling $84,215. The net shares delivered to the reporting person were 928 (1,822 - 894). No shares were sold on the open market by the reporting person to cover taxes.

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-05-12; Form 4 filed 2026-05-13 (timely).
Conversion: 1,822 RSUs converted to 1,822 common shares (derivative exercise/conversion, code M).
Tax withholding: 894 shares withheld at $94.20/share, total $84,215 (code F). Footnote states shares were withheld by the company in a net share settlement to satisfy tax liability; no open-market sale by the insider.
Shares owned after transaction: not provided in the excerpt of the filing.
Relevant footnotes: F1 (each RSU = one share), F2 (net share settlement for tax withholding), F3 (award vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the third anniversary; remaining RSUs vest May 12, 2027).

Context

This was a routine RSU vesting and net-share-withholding to cover taxes, not an open-market sale or purchase. Such withholding is administrative and does not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company. The filing appears timely (filed one day after the vesting date).

Form 4

Period: 2026-05-12

SVP, General Counsel

Transactions

Exercise/Conversion
Common stock, par value $0.001
[F1]
2026-05-12+1,822→ 20,533 total
Tax Payment
Common stock, par value $0.001
[F2]
2026-05-12$94.20/sh−894$84,215→ 19,639 total
Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F3]
2026-05-12−1,822→ 1,822 total
From: 2025-05-12Exp: 2027-05-12→ Common stock, par value $0.001 (1,822 underlying)

Holdings

Footnotes (3)

[F1]Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of ESAB Corporation.
[F2]Represents shares withheld by ESAB Corporation in connection with net share settlement to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability based upon the vesting of restricted stock units. No shares were sold by the reporting person to satisfy this tax liability.
[F3]This award represents restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the third anniversary of the grant date. All remaining restricted stock units from this award will vest on May 12, 2027.

Signature

/s/ Curtis E. Jewell|2026-05-13

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