Beneteau Lesley 4

What Happened
Lesley Beneteau, SVP & CHRO of Veralto Corp (VLTO), had 423 shares withheld on 2026-05-15 to satisfy tax liabilities related to an equity award or option exercise. The shares were valued at $84.83 each, for a total of approximately $35,883. This was a tax-withholding disposition (transaction code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-15; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-19 (filed within the SEC timing window).
• Disposition: 423 shares withheld at $84.83 per share; total ≈ $35,883.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnote/Code: F — payment of exercise price or tax liability (shares withheld to cover taxes).
• No indication in the provided filing of a 10b5-1 plan or an open-market sale.

Context
Tax-withholding dispositions are routine steps when restricted stock vests or options are exercised; they represent shares retained by the company to cover taxes rather than shares sold on the market. Such withholdings are administrative and do not by themselves signal insider buying or selling sentiment. Purchases are generally more informative about an insider's view of the company.