Pappas Peter Nicholas 4

What Happened
Peter Nicholas Pappas, Chief Scientific Officer and President, Eggs at Vital Farms, had a total of 2,330 shares withheld by the company to satisfy withholding tax obligations related to option/award activity. The withholding occurred in two transactions: 1,402 shares at $17.62 on 2026-03-12 (value $24,703) and 928 shares at $17.21 on 2026-03-16 (value $15,971), for a combined value of approximately $40,674. These were issuer-withheld shares (tax withholding), not open-market sales.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices:
  • 2026-03-12: 1,402 shares withheld at $17.62 — $24,703
  • 2026-03-16: 928 shares withheld at $17.21 — $15,971
• Total shares withheld: 2,330; total value ≈ $40,674.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: F1 — Shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy withholding tax obligation.
• Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-03-16 (Period of Report: 2026-03-12). No late-filing designation provided in the excerpt.

Context
This filing reflects a tax-withholding disposition (code F) — commonly a net-share settlement or shares surrendered to cover withholding after an option exercise or restricted stock vesting. Because shares were withheld by the company rather than sold on the open market, this is generally a routine tax-related action and not necessarily an indicator of a change in the insider's view of the company.