Tayon James Earl 4

What Happened

• Tayon James Earl, Chief Product Officer of American Outdoor Brands, had 795 shares of common stock withheld by the company to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units. The shares were valued at $14.27 each, for a total of $11,345. This was a tax-withholding disposition (transaction code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: July 9, 2026
• Report filed: July 13, 2026 (timely — filed within the Form 4 two-business-day window)
• Shares involved: 795 shares withheld @ $14.27 = $11,345
• Transaction type/code: F — issuer withholding to satisfy tax obligations
• Footnote: F1 — shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding on RSU vesting
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing

Context

• This is a routine tax-withholding action tied to RSU vesting (a “net share settlement”), not an open-market sale or a purchase. Such withholdings are common and generally do not signal insider sentiment about the company’s stock price.