Consensus Cloud (NASDAQ: CCSI) CRO vests performance stock units and covers tax with 6.8K shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Consensus Cloud Solutions Chief Revenue Officer & EVP Johannes Rolf Peter Hecker reported compensation-related stock activity involving performance stock units and associated tax withholding. On June 16–17, 2026, he exercised derivative awards to acquire a total of 13,986 shares of Common Stock, recorded at a transaction price of $0.00 per share as typical for PSU vesting.

To cover tax liabilities on these vestings, 6,836 shares of Common Stock were disposed of through tax-withholding transactions at prices of $34.72 and $34.19 per share, rather than open-market sales. Following these transactions, Hecker directly holds 107,681 shares of Common Stock. Footnotes indicate the vestings were triggered by stock price performance conditions on PSU grants from December 7, 2023 and December 6, 2024, and that each PSU represents a right to receive one share of Common Stock.

Insights

Equity compensation analyst

Routine PSU vesting with tax withholding; net equity position increases modestly.

The transactions show Johannes Rolf Peter Hecker exercising performance stock units into 13,986 shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions Common Stock while 6,836 shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations. Code M and F combinations are typical for equity awards rather than discretionary market trades.

Because the F-code dispositions are payments of tax liabilities, they do not represent open-market sales and carry limited signaling value. After these events, Hecker’s direct holdings rise to 107,681 shares. The filing also notes that PSU vesting was contingent on the stock closing at or above approximately $28.89 and $28.99 for specified trading periods, underscoring that company stock performance met preset thresholds.

Overall, this looks like routine equity compensation vesting tied to previously established performance conditions, with a modest net increase in common stock ownership and no remaining derivative positions disclosed in this filing’s derivative summary.

Insider Trade Summary

13,986 shares exercised/converted

Mixed 6 txns

Insider Hecker Johannes Rolf Peter

Role Chief Revenue Officer & EVP

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Exercise	Performance Stock Unit	8,986	$0.00	--
Exercise	Common Stock	8,986	$0.00	--
Tax Withholding	Common Stock	4,392	$34.19	$150K
Exercise	Performance Stock Unit	5,000	$0.00	--
Exercise	Common Stock	5,000	$0.00	--
Tax Withholding	Common Stock	2,444	$34.72	$85K

Holdings After Transaction: Performance Stock Unit — 8,985 shares (Direct, null); Common Stock — 112,073 shares (Direct, null)

Footnotes (1)

1. Payment for a tax liability by withholding securities incident to vesting of a certain Performance Stock Unit. Includes 657 shares acquired under the ESPP Purchase on May 15, 2026. This vesting event signifies the achievement of the second of four stock price performance conditions associated with a grant of performance share units ("PSUs") made on December 7, 2023. The condition was met when the Company's common stock closed at or above $28.89 for at least twenty (20) trading days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days and the grant reached its first anniversary. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. This vesting event signifies the achievement of the third of four stock price performance conditions associated with a grant of performance share units ("PSUs") made on December 6, 2024. The condition was met when the Company's common stock closed at or above $28.99 for at least twenty (20) trading days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days and the grant reached its first anniversary. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.

Key Figures

PSU shares exercised: 13,986 shares Tax-withholding shares: 6,836 shares Shares after transactions: 107,681 shares +5 more

8 metrics

PSU shares exercised 13,986 shares Total Common Stock acquired via derivative exercises on June 16–17, 2026

Tax-withholding shares 6,836 shares Common Stock withheld to cover tax liabilities on June 16–17, 2026

Shares after transactions 107,681 shares Direct Common Stock ownership following June 17, 2026 transactions

Tax-withholding price 6/16 $34.72 per share Price used for 2,444-share F-code tax-withholding disposition on June 16, 2026

Tax-withholding price 6/17 $34.19 per share Price used for 4,392-share F-code tax-withholding disposition on June 17, 2026

Remaining PSUs 8,985 units Performance Stock Units outstanding after exercises reported in this filing

PSU trigger price 2023 grant $28.89 Stock price condition for second of four performance hurdles on December 7, 2023 PSU grant

PSU trigger price 2024 grant $28.99 Stock price condition for third of four performance hurdles on December 6, 2024 PSU grant

Key Terms

Performance Stock Unit, tax-withholding disposition, Exercise or conversion of derivative security, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, +1 more

5 terms

Performance Stock Unit financial

"This vesting event signifies the achievement of the second of four stock price performance conditions associated with a grant of performance share units ("PSUs")"

A performance stock unit is a type of reward companies give to employees, usually managers, that depends on how well the company performs over time. If the company hits specific goals, the employee earns shares of stock, like earning a prize for reaching certain levels in a game. It motivates employees to work hard because their rewards are tied to the company's success.

tax-withholding disposition financial

"Payment for a tax liability by withholding securities incident to vesting of a certain Performance Stock Unit."

A tax-withholding disposition is an event or transaction—such as selling or transferring securities, exercising options, or receiving compensation—that triggers a requirement to hold back part of the payment and remit it to tax authorities. It matters to investors because it reduces the cash they receive immediately and can change the timing and amount of taxable income, like a cashier taking a portion of your sale proceeds to pay taxes before you get the rest.

Exercise or conversion of derivative security financial

"transaction_code_description: Exercise or conversion of derivative security"

Employee Stock Purchase Plan financial

"Includes 657 shares acquired under the ESPP Purchase on May 15, 2026."

An employee stock purchase plan is a company program that lets workers buy shares through small payroll deductions, often at a discount to the market price and after a set offering period. Think of it like a workplace savings plan that turns into ownership: it encourages employees to share in the company’s success and can create predictable buying or selling of stock that investors watch because it affects supply, demand and employee incentives.

contingent right financial

"Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock."

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hecker Johannes Rolf Peter

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS, INC.

700 S. FLOWER STREET, 15TH FLOOR

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 90017

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. [ CCSI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Revenue Officer & EVP

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/16/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/16/2026		M		5,000	A	$0	105,531(2)	D
Common Stock	06/16/2026		F(1)		2,444	D	$34.72	103,087	D
Common Stock	06/17/2026		M		8,986	A	$0	112,073	D
Common Stock	06/17/2026		F(1)		4,392	D	$34.19	107,681	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Stock Unit	$0	06/16/2026		M			5,000	(3)	(3)	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	3,500	$0	10,000	D
Performance Stock Unit	$0	06/17/2026		M			8,986	(4)	(4)	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	6,365	$0	8,985	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Payment for a tax liability by withholding securities incident to vesting of a certain Performance Stock Unit.

2. Includes 657 shares acquired under the ESPP Purchase on May 15, 2026.

3. This vesting event signifies the achievement of the second of four stock price performance conditions associated with a grant of performance share units ("PSUs") made on December 7, 2023. The condition was met when the Company's common stock closed at or above $28.89 for at least twenty (20) trading days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days and the grant reached its first anniversary. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.

4. This vesting event signifies the achievement of the third of four stock price performance conditions associated with a grant of performance share units ("PSUs") made on December 6, 2024. The condition was met when the Company's common stock closed at or above $28.99 for at least twenty (20) trading days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days and the grant reached its first anniversary. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ Vithya Aubee, Attorney-in-Fact	06/18/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

FAQ

What did CCSI executive Johannes Hecker report in this Form 4 filing?

Hecker reported performance stock unit vesting into 13,986 Consensus Cloud Solutions common shares, with 6,836 shares withheld to pay taxes. These are compensation-related transactions, not open-market trades, and result in increased direct ownership of 107,681 common shares after the events.

Did the CCSI Form 4 show Johannes Hecker buying or selling shares on the market?

The filing does not show open-market buying or selling. It records exercises of performance stock units and F-code tax-withholding dispositions, where shares are withheld to cover tax liabilities on vesting rather than voluntarily sold into the market.

How many CCSI shares does Johannes Hecker own after these Form 4 transactions?

After the reported transactions, Hecker directly holds 107,681 shares of Consensus Cloud Solutions common stock. This figure reflects the net result of performance stock unit exercises and tax-withholding share dispositions recorded in the filing for June 16–17, 2026.

What performance conditions triggered the PSU vesting for CCSI’s Johannes Hecker?

The vesting reflected achievement of stock price conditions from PSU grants dated December 7, 2023 and December 6, 2024. The conditions were met when CCSI’s stock closed at or above about $28.89 and $28.99 for at least twenty days within thirty consecutive trading days and passed the first anniversary.

How many CCSI shares were used for tax withholding in Johannes Hecker’s Form 4?

A total of 6,836 Consensus Cloud Solutions common shares were disposed of as F-code tax-withholding transactions. These covered tax liabilities related to PSU vesting and are not open-market sales, even though they are reported as dispositions in the Form 4.

What does the Form 4 reveal about remaining performance stock units for CCSI’s Johannes Hecker?

The derivative section shows 8,985 performance stock units remaining after the exercises. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of CCSI common stock, tied to the satisfaction of specified stock price performance and time-based vesting conditions.