Tayon James Earl 4

What Happened
Tayon James Earl, Chief Product Officer of American Outdoor Brands (AOUT), had 630 shares of common stock withheld by the company on May 1, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units. The withholding was at $9.60 per share, resulting in a disposition value of $6,048. This was a tax-withholding disposition (code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-01; reported on the Form 4 filed 2026-05-05 (filed within the two-business-day window for Form 4s).
• Shares disposed/withheld: 630 shares at $9.60 each; total value $6,048.
• Transaction code: F — shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding on vesting RSUs.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Relevant footnotes:
  • F1: Withheld shares represent tax withholding on vested restricted stock units.
  • F2: Notes that holdings include 186 and 192 shares acquired under the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan on 2025-09-30 and 2026-03-31, respectively.

Context
Tax-withholding dispositions are routine administrative actions when equity awards vest and do not necessarily indicate insider sentiment about the company. This was not an open-market sale by the insider; rather the company retained shares to meet payroll tax obligations related to vested RSUs.