Al Haffar Maher 4
Research Summary
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CEMEX (CX) CFO Al Haffar Receives Award; 52,184 Shares Withheld
What Happened
Al Haffar Maher, EVP of Finance & Admin and Chief Financial Officer of CEMEX, received 79,879 American Depositary Shares (ADS) on June 12, 2026 as compensation (vested awards). To cover the tax liability, 52,184 ADS were withheld/disposed at $12.25 each for total proceeds of $639,254. Net newly issued and retained by the reporting person was 27,695 ADS (79,879 acquired minus 52,184 withheld).
Key Details
- Transaction date: June 12, 2026. Filing date: June 16, 2026 (filed on time).
- Award/acquisition: 79,879 ADS acquired (code A) at $0.00 (compensation vesting).
- Tax withholding/disposition: 52,184 ADS disposed (code F) at $12.25 for $639,254.
- Footnote: 78,441 ADS vested under CEMEX compensation plans for 2023–2025; 1,438 ADS were added due to a technical adjustment cash dividend.
- Net retained from this vesting: 27,695 ADS issued to the insider after withholding.
- This withholding was to cover taxes (not an open-market sale seeking investment exposure).
Context
This was a routine vesting of compensation (likely RSUs or similar) with shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations — a common administrative action for executives that does not necessarily signal a buy/sell view of the stock. Purchases by insiders can be more indicative of positive sentiment; tax-withholding disposals are standard and should be interpreted as such.