Absci Corp Chief Legal Officer Shelby J. Walker reported equity awards and a related tax-withholding share disposition. On March 2, Walker received a grant of 90,300 shares of common stock as restricted stock units under Absci’s 2021 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, and a separate stock option covering 356,300 shares at an exercise price of $0.00 per share.
The RSUs and the option are scheduled to vest in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2027, subject to continued service. On March 3, 9,825 shares of common stock at $2.80 per share were withheld by Absci to cover tax obligations tied to RSU vesting, which the filing states was not a discretionary trade. After these transactions, Walker directly owned 139,775 shares of common stock.
Absci Corp Chief Executive Officer Sean McClain reported equity compensation and related tax withholding transactions. On March 2, 2026, he received 406,200 shares of common stock as a restricted stock unit award and a stock option for 1,603,200 shares at an exercise price of $0.00 per share, both vesting in three equal annual installments starting March 1, 2027, subject to continued service. On March 3, 2026, 25,316 shares of common stock were withheld at $2.80 per share to cover tax obligations from RSU vesting, which the filing states was not a discretionary trade.
Absci Corp executive Todd Bedrick reported equity compensation changes. He received 49,600 shares of common stock as restricted stock units and a stock option for 195,900 shares, while 5,282 shares were withheld at about $2.80 per share to cover tax on vesting rather than from a discretionary sale.
Absci Corp CFO/CBO Zachariah Jonasson reported multiple equity compensation transactions. He received a grant of 135,400 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units under the 2021 Stock Option and Incentive Plan and a stock option covering 534,400 shares.
The RSUs and the option vest in three substantially equal annual installments starting on March 1, 2027, conditional on his continued service. A separate disposition of 10,848 common shares at $2.80 per share reflects shares withheld by Absci to cover tax obligations on RSU vesting and is not a discretionary trade. Following these events, he directly holds 499,783 common shares.
Absci Corp Chief Innovation Officer Andreas Busch reported a tax-related share disposition in a Form 4. On March 3, 2026, 1,257 shares of common stock at $2.80 per share were withheld by Absci to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock units. This reduced his directly held stake to 321,446 shares. According to the footnote, this was not a discretionary trade but an automatic tax-withholding transaction.
Absci Corp executive reports tax-related share withholding
Absci Corp CFO/CBO Zachariah Jonasson reported a disposition of 8,307 shares of common stock at $2.74 per share. The shares were withheld by the company to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock units, not from a discretionary trade. After this, he directly owns 375,231 shares.
Absci Corp executive Zachariah Jonasson, the company’s CFO and CBO, reported a tax-related share disposition. On this Form 4/A, 17,496 shares of common stock were withheld by Absci at a price of $2.99 per share to satisfy tax obligations tied to vesting restricted stock units. After this withholding transaction, Jonasson directly owned 383,538 common shares. The footnote explains that this was not a discretionary trade by Jonasson but an automatic share withholding to cover taxes.
Absci Corp Chief Executive Officer Sean McClain reported a tax-related share disposition connected to vesting restricted stock units. The company withheld 26,761 shares of common stock at a price of $2.99 per share to satisfy withholding obligations, and McClain held 8,334,567 shares directly afterward. The filing specifies this was a tax-withholding event, not a discretionary trade.
Absci Corp director buys additional shares on the open market. Director Menelas N. Pangalos purchased 75,095 shares of Absci Corp common stock in an open-market transaction at a price of $2.74 per share. After this purchase, he directly owns 189,055 common shares.
Absci Corp director and CEO Sean McClain exercised stock options and had shares withheld for taxes. On February 23, 2026, he exercised options to purchase 396,399 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.21 per share before their March 3, 2026 expiration.
To cover the option exercise price and applicable tax withholding obligations, 267,008 shares of common stock were disposed of through share withholding, rather than an open-market sale, at $2.65 per share. After these transactions, McClain directly owned 8,463,958 shares of Absci common stock.