Wrede Thilo 4

What Happened

• Thilo Wrede, Chief Financial Officer of Vital Farms (VITL), had 3,192 shares withheld by the company on March 18, 2026 to satisfy a tax withholding obligation tied to equity compensation. The shares were valued at $15.70 each, totaling $50,114.
• This was a withholding of shares to cover taxes (reported as a disposition), not an open-market sale or a new purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-18; Price per share: $15.70; Total value: $50,114.
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability). Footnote F1: shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy withholding tax obligation.
• Filing date / timeliness: Form 4 filed 2026-03-20 (timely within the usual 2‑business‑day window).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.

Context

• Shares withheld to satisfy taxes are a routine administrative step following an option exercise or vesting event; they are effectively a cashless settlement for tax purposes and do not necessarily indicate the insider is selling additional shares or signaling a view on the stock.
• For retail investors, purchase transactions tend to be more informative than withholding-related dispositions; this filing documents tax-related withholding rather than an intentional sale on the open market.