Tuffin Paula 4
4 · Better Home & Finance Holding Co · Filed Feb 18, 2026
Research Summary
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Better Home & Finance (BETR) Paula Tuffin Withholds 8,091 Shares for Taxes
What Happened
Paula Tuffin, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Better Home & Finance Holding Co (BETR), had 8,091 shares of Class A common stock withheld on February 17, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to restricted stock units (RSUs). The withheld shares were valued at $29.11 each, totaling approximately $235,529. This was a tax-withholding (code F) disposition, not an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-17; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-18 (timely filing).
- Shares withheld/disposed: 8,091 at $29.11 per share — total ≈ $235,529.
- Transaction code: F (shares withheld to cover tax liability).
- Footnote: Withholding relates to RSUs originally granted to Ms. Tuffin on Feb 11, 2026; number withheld was determined based on the issuer's Feb 11, 2026 closing price.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
Context
This is a routine cashless withholding to satisfy tax obligations when RSUs vest — shares are retained by the company (or sold on the insider’s behalf) rather than the insider selling shares in the open market. Such tax-withholding dispositions are common compensation-related events and do not by themselves signal a buy or sell decision about the company’s stock.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-17$29.11/sh−8,091$235,529→ 34,396 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents shares of common stock withheld to pay taxes upon vesting of restricted stock units originally granted to the Reporting Person on February 11, 2026. The number of shares withheld was determined on February 17, 2026 based on the closing price of the Issuer's Class A common stock on February 11, 2026.