Columbia Sportswear (COLM) CFO equity award and 460-share tax withholding

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Columbia Sportswear Company EVP & CFO Jim A. Swanson reported equity award activity in company stock. On the transaction date, he acquired 1,416 shares of common stock at $0.00 per share from a performance share award covering the 2023–2025 period, following Compensation Committee certification of the payout.

On the same date, 460 shares of common stock at $60.24 per share were disposed of through a tax-withholding transaction, where shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax obligations tied to the award payout. After these entries, his directly held common stock position was 16,877 shares.

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Swanson Jim A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY

14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE

(Street)

PORTLAND OR 97229

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO [ COLM ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/04/2026

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

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

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

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	03/04/2026		A		1,416(1)	A	$0	17,337	D
Common Stock	03/04/2026		F		460(2)	D	$60.24	16,877	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares are issuable as a result of satisfaction of performance goals for the 2023-2025 period under a performance share award. Compensation Committee certification of the award payout occurred on the transaction date.

2. Shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the payout of the performance share award.

Remarks:

	Christina A. Mecklenborg, Attorney-in-Fact	03/06/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transactions did COLM EVP & CFO Jim Swanson report?

Jim A. Swanson reported two stock movements: a grant of 1,416 Columbia Sportswear common shares tied to a performance share award and a disposition of 460 shares withheld by the issuer to cover tax obligations arising from that award payout.

Was the Columbia Sportswear (COLM) CFO’s Form 4 a stock purchase or sale?

The Form 4 shows an equity award and tax withholding, not an open-market trade. Swanson acquired 1,416 shares via a performance share award and 460 shares were disposed of solely to satisfy associated tax withholding obligations.

How many Columbia Sportswear shares did the CFO receive from performance awards?

Swanson received 1,416 Columbia Sportswear common shares at $0.00 per share. These shares became issuable after performance goals for the 2023–2025 period were satisfied and the Compensation Committee certified the performance share award payout on the transaction date.

Why were 460 COLM shares disposed of in the CFO’s Form 4 filing?

The 460 shares were withheld by Columbia Sportswear to cover tax withholding obligations. This tax-withholding disposition is linked directly to the payout of the performance share award and is not a discretionary market sale by the executive.

What is Jim Swanson’s Columbia Sportswear shareholding after these transactions?

Following the reported transactions, Swanson directly owns 16,877 shares of Columbia Sportswear common stock. This figure reflects both the 1,416-share performance award issuance and the 460-share tax withholding disposition recorded on the same transaction date.