SYNAPTICS Inc·4

Feb 18, 8:05 PM ET

Gupta Vikram 4

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Synaptics (SYNA) SVP Vikram Gupta Sells Shares

What Happened

  • Vikram Gupta, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Edge Compute & Connectivity Division and Chief Product Officer at Synaptics (SYNA), disposed of shares in two transactions related to equity compensation. On 2026-02-17, 2,542 shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding on settled restricted/performance stock units (2,542 shares at $85.40 each, value $217,087). On 2026-02-18 he sold 772 shares in an open-market transaction at $85.00 each for $65,620. Total value of shares involved ≈ $282,707. These were dispositions (sales/withholding), not purchases.

Key Details

  • Transaction dates and prices:
    • 2026-02-17: Tax withholding on RSU/PSU settlement — 2,542 shares @ $85.40 = $217,087 (Code F).
    • 2026-02-18: Open-market sale — 772 shares @ $85.00 = $65,620 (Code S).
  • Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the public Form 4 provided.
  • Footnotes:
    • F1: Withheld shares satisfy tax withholding obligations on settlement of restricted stock units and performance stock units.
    • F2: The open-market sale was made pursuant to a pre-existing 10b5-1 trading plan dated March 14, 2024.
  • Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed on 2026-02-18 reporting transactions on 2026-02-17 and 2026-02-18 (appears timely).

Context

  • The 2,542-share action was a tax-withholding/cashless settlement related to equity compensation — a routine administrative step that does not indicate a market view by the insider.
  • The 772-share sale was executed under a 10b5-1 plan (pre-arranged), which is commonly used to avoid trading-window conflicts; sales under such plans are generally considered routine rather than an immediate signal of inside sentiment.