Baker Hughes Co·4

Feb 3, 9:14 PM ET

Moghal Ahmed Farhan 4

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Baker Hughes (BKR) CFO Moghal Exercises RSUs, Withholds 1,835 Shares

What Happened
Moghal Ahmed Farhan, CFO of Baker Hughes Co (BKR), had restricted stock units (RSUs) convert into 7,531 shares across two vesting events (3,156 shares on 2026-01-30 and 4,375 shares on 2026-02-02). To cover required tax withholding, 769 shares were surrendered on Jan 30 at $56.04 ($43,095) and 1,066 shares were surrendered on Feb 2 at $56.45 ($60,176), for a total of 1,835 shares withheld and roughly $103,271 remitted. These transactions reflect vesting/settlement of awards rather than an open-market buy or discretionary sale.

Key Details

  • Transaction dates: 2026-01-30 (3,156 RSUs converted; 769 shares withheld at $56.04 = $43,095) and 2026-02-02 (4,375 RSUs converted; 1,066 shares withheld at $56.45 = $60,176).
  • Total converted (acquired) shares: 7,531. Total shares withheld/disposed for taxes: 1,835. Total cash value of shares withheld: ~$103,271.
  • Footnotes: F1 = each RSU converts into one share; F2 = Jan 30 entry is first of three annual installments from a Jan 30, 2025 grant; F3 = Feb 2 entry is second of three annual installments from a Feb 1, 2024 grant.
  • Transaction codes: M = exercise/conversion of a derivative (RSU conversion); F = payment of exercise price or tax liability (share withholding).
  • Shares owned after the transactions are not specified in the provided filing.
  • Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-02-03 (appears timely — within the SEC’s two-business-day window).

Context
These are routine RSU vesting and tax-withholding actions tied to executive compensation, not open-market purchases or discretionary sales. When RSUs vest, companies commonly withhold some shares to pay taxes (a cashless settlement); such withholding reduces the net shares the insider receives and generally does not by itself signal a change in the insider’s view of the company.