Ryan Anita Jane 4

What Happened
Anita Jane Ryan, Chief Human Resources Officer at Ulta Beauty (ULTA), had a total of 269 shares disposed on March 15, 2026 as payment of tax liabilities related to vested equity. The filings show 80 shares withheld (value $42,860) and 189 shares withheld (value $101,257), each priced at $535.75, for a combined value of approximately $144,117. These were share-withholdings by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations on previously awarded restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-15; Filing date: 2026-03-17 (timely filing).
• Price: $535.75 per share.
• Shares withheld/disposed: 80 (F1) and 189 (F2) — total 269 shares; total value ≈ $144,117.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
• Footnotes: F1 = shares withheld to satisfy tax on vested restricted stock; F2 = shares withheld for tax on vested performance-based restricted stock.
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability) — this is a withholding, not an open-market sale.

Context
This was a routine company withholding to cover taxes when equity awards vested, not an open-market sale initiated by the insider. Such withholdings reduce the insider’s outstanding shares but do not necessarily signal intent about the stock’s future performance.