Hawkins Matthew J. 4

What Happened
Matthew J. Hawkins, CEO of Waystar Holding Corp. (WAY), had 47,754 shares of Waystar common stock withheld and sold to cover taxes related to the vesting of non-qualified stock options. The shares were priced at $19.23 each, resulting in proceeds of $918,309 (reported as a disposition under code F for tax withholding). This was a sell-to-cover/tax-withholding transaction tied to option vesting, a routine administrative event rather than a discretionary open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: June 9, 2026
• Shares withheld/sold: 47,754 at $19.23 per share
• Total value: $918,309 (proceeds reported)
• Transaction code: F — shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations
• Footnote F1: Shares withheld to pay taxes upon vesting of Non‑Qualified Stock Options granted to Hawkins on June 6, 2024; number withheld based on the actual sale price from the sell-to-cover.
• Footnote F2: References that reported ownership figures include unvested RSUs (if applicable).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Filing timeliness: Filing date is June 9, 2026; no late filing flag indicated in the provided data.

Context
This was a tax-withholding / sell-to-cover tied to option vesting (a common, administrative step when equity awards trigger tax obligations). Such transactions usually do not signal the insider’s view on the company’s near-term prospects in the same way a voluntary open-market sale or purchase might.