Ginn Kirk Edwards 4

What Happened

• Ginn Kirk Edwards, identified as a member of a 10% owner group for Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (AESI), had 3,048 restricted stock unit (RSU) shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The withheld shares are reported as disposed at $13.60 per share, totaling $41,453. This was a tax-withholding event, not an open-market sale or purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-16; Filing date: 2026-03-17 (timely).
• Price per share: $13.60; Shares withheld/disposed: 3,048; Reported value: $41,453.
• Transaction code: F (tax withholding upon vesting of RSUs). Footnote F1 confirms shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations.
• Insider status: Member of a 10% owner group (not necessarily an executive trade).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the filing.

Context

• This was a routine tax-withholding conversion of vested RSUs (cashless withholding), not a market sale intended to raise cash or signal investment views.
• For retail investors, tax-withholding events generally do not indicate insider sentiment the way open-market purchases or voluntary sales might.