Leonardo DRS (NYSE: DRS) SVP logs RSU vesting, awards and tax withholding
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Leonardo DRS, Inc. SVP and Controller Pamela Morrow reported compensation-related equity activity, not open-market trading. On April 1, 2026, she exercised restricted stock units into a total of 7,657 shares of common stock and received additional stock awards of 10,432 and 6,993 shares, all at a stated price of $0.00 per share as part of company plans.
To cover tax obligations on these vestings, 9,480 shares were withheld by the company at $45.86 per share under tax-withholding transactions, which are not open-market sales. After these exercises, awards, and tax withholdings, she directly held 22,096 shares of Leonardo DRS common stock. Footnotes explain that the units were granted under the 2022 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, including performance-based RSUs for a 2023–2025 performance period whose goals were certified on February 19, 2026 and time-based RSUs that vest over multiple years.
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Insights
Routine RSU/PRSU vesting, tax withholding, and awards with no open-market trades.
The filing shows Pamela Morrow converting performance and time-based RSUs into common stock and receiving new stock awards under Leonardo DRS’s 2022 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. These are standard compensation events tied to previously granted equity, not discretionary market purchases or sales.
Code F transactions totaling 9,480 shares at $45.86 per share are explicitly for tax withholding, meaning shares were delivered back to the issuer to satisfy tax liabilities rather than sold into the market. There are no code P or S entries indicating open-market buying or selling.
After netting exercises, awards, and tax withholding, Morrow directly holds 22,096 shares. With the derivativeSummary empty, this indicates the Form 4 reflects current direct stock ownership and remaining future-vesting RSUs as described narratively in the footnotes. Overall, this appears as routine equity compensation activity with neutral investment significance.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Restricted Stock Unit | 3,239 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Restricted Stock Unit | 2,517 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Restricted Stock Unit | 1,901 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Common Stock | 10,432 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 3,339 | $45.86 | $153K |
| Grant/Award | Common Stock | 6,993 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 2,541 | $45.86 | $117K |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 3,239 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 1,523 | $45.86 | $70K |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 2,517 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 1,183 | $45.86 | $54K |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 1,901 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 894 | $45.86 | $41K |
Footnotes (1)
- Represents performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs") awarded in April 2023 under the Issuer's 2022 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the "Plan") for the performance period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, for which performance goals have been achieved and certified on February 19, 2026. Each PRSU represents the right to one share of the Issuer's common stock. The PRSUs vested on April 1, 2026. Shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding requirements. Represents PRSUs awarded in April 2023 under the Plan for the performance period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, for which performance goals have been achieved and certified on February 19, 2026. Each PRSU represents the right to one share of the Issuer's common stock. The PRSUs vested on April 1, 2026. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") was granted under the Plan, and represents a contingent right to receive one share of the common stock of the Issuer or the cash equivalent thereof. One-third of the RSU's vested on each of April 1, 2024 and April 1, 2025. The remaining RSUs vested one-third on April 1, 2026. The Reporting Person's Form 4 filed on April 3, 2025, incorrectly overstated the total number of derivative securities remaining after the vesting of RSUs was 10,790 on April 1, 2025, this number should have stated 3,237. This was a result of an inadvertent administrative error. Each RSU was granted under the Plan and represents a contingent right to receive one share of the common stock of the Issuer or the cash equivalent thereof. One-third of the RSUs vested on each of April 1, 2025 and April 1, 2026. The remaining one-third of RSUs are scheduled to vest on April 1, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer through such date. The Reporting Person's Form 4 filed on April 3, 2025, incorrectly overstated the total number of derivative securities remaining after the vesting of RSUs was 8,273 on April 1, 2025, this number should have stated 5,034. This was a result of an inadvertent administrative error. Each RSU was granted under the Plan, and represents a contingent right to receive one share of the common stock of the Issuer or the cash equivalent thereof. One-third of the RSUs vested on April 1, 2026. The remaining RSUs are scheduled to vest one-third annually on each of April 1, 2027 and April 1, 2028, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer through each date. The number of RSUs that vest on each of April 1, 2026 and April 1, 2027 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of RSUs and the remaining RSUs shall vest on April 1, 2028.