Lail Crystal Dawn 4

What Happened
Crystal Dawn Lail, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NorthWestern Energy Group, disposed of 808 shares on January 22, 2026 to satisfy tax liabilities. The shares were withheld at a price of $64.54 per share, producing a value of $52,148. This transaction is reported as tax withholding (transaction code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-22
• Price per share: $64.54; Shares withheld/disposed: 808; Total value: $52,148
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability; stock withholding)
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in this filing
• Filing date: 2026-01-23 (filed the day after the transaction; appears timely)

Context
This appears to be a routine tax-withholding event commonly used when an option exercise or equity award vests. Shares are kept by the company to cover tax obligations (a net-share settlement), which is administrative and not the same as an open-market sale that might signal a view on the stock. For retail investors, tax withholding transactions are typically neutral in informative value about insider sentiment.