CMP: Ward Ashley reports an option exercise and tax withholding on shares
By AlphaYouPublished Form 4
Ward Ashley
Reporting filer
Ward Ashley reports an option exercise and tax withholding on shares, not an open-market purchase or sale, in Compass Minerals International Inc. Form 4 filed Oct 19, 2026 lists 3 entries.
- Disclosed
- Oct 19, 2026
Reported details
3 entries| Security | Owner | Date | Code | Action | Quantity | Price | Following holdings | Reporting delay | Filed terms and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Ward Ashley | 2026-10-15 | M | Exercise or conversion | 2598 | 0 | 10,323 | 4 days | Filed terms
|
| Common Stock | Ward Ashley | 2026-10-15 | F | Tax/exercise withholding | 740 | 22.59 | 9,583 | 4 days | Filed terms
|
| Restricted Stock Unit (derivative) | Ward Ashley | 2026-10-15 | M | Exercise or conversion | 2598 | 0 | 2,598 | 4 days | Filed terms
|
Common Stock
- Owner
- Ward Ashley
- Date
- 2026-10-15
- Code
- M
- Action
- Exercise or conversion
- Quantity
- 2598
- Price
- 0
- Following holdings
- 10,323
- Reporting delay
- 4 days
- Filed terms and references
Filed terms
- security Title: Common Stock
- transaction Date: 2026-10-15
- transaction Form Type: 4
- transaction Code: M
- equity Swap Involved: 0
- transaction Shares: 2598
- transaction Price Per Share: 0
- transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A
- shares Owned Following Transaction: 10323
- direct Or Indirect Ownership: D
Common Stock
- Owner
- Ward Ashley
- Date
- 2026-10-15
- Code
- F
- Action
- Tax/exercise withholding
- Quantity
- 740
- Price
- 22.59
- Following holdings
- 9,583
- Reporting delay
- 4 days
- Filed terms and references
Filed terms
- security Title: Common Stock
- transaction Date: 2026-10-15
- transaction Form Type: 4
- transaction Code: F
- equity Swap Involved: 0
- transaction Shares: 740
- id: F1
- transaction Price Per Share: 22.59
- transaction Acquired Disposed Code: D
- shares Owned Following Transaction: 9583
- direct Or Indirect Ownership: D
Restricted Stock Unit (derivative)
- Owner
- Ward Ashley
- Date
- 2026-10-15
- Code
- M
- Action
- Exercise or conversion
- Quantity
- 2598
- Price
- 0
- Following holdings
- 2,598
- Reporting delay
- 4 days
- Filed terms and references
Filed terms
- security Title: Restricted Stock Unit
- id: F2
- transaction Date: 2026-10-15
- transaction Form Type: 4
- transaction Code: M
- equity Swap Involved: 0
- transaction Shares: 2598
- transaction Price Per Share: 0
- transaction Acquired Disposed Code: D
- id: F3
- expiration Date: 2027-10-15
- underlying Security Title: Common Stock
- underlying Security Shares: 2598
- shares Owned Following Transaction: 2598
- direct Or Indirect Ownership: D
Purchases, sales, grants and option exercises are different transactions. The reported code identifies the action; it does not establish a motive.
Filing context
- Quantities and prices are shown in the units filed. No trade value is inferred from their product.
- Ward Ashley: Chief Accounting Officer.
- F1: Represents the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and release of the restricted stock units listed in Table II.
- F2: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer common stock.
- F3: Restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date and ending on October 15, 2027.
Original sources
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