Liberty Global (LBTYA) CTO gets large share and RSU awards
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Liberty Global Ltd. executive vice president and chief technology officer Enrique Rodriguez received equity compensation tied to the company’s 2025 Annual Performance Award. He was granted 178,462 Class A common shares and 178,462 Class C common shares, plus 22,307 Restricted Share Units for Class A shares and 22,307 Restricted Share Units for Class C shares, each RSU representing one underlying share.
To satisfy tax obligations, 84,128 Class A shares at $12.54 and 84,128 Class C shares at $12.36 were withheld, leaving 100,209 Class A and 106,085 Class C shares held directly. He also holds 355,891 Class A and 566,676 Class C shares indirectly through a trust, and 15,892 Class C shares through a 401(k) plan. The RSUs are scheduled to vest on March 1, 2027 if the underlying bonus shares are not sold or transferred before that date.
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Insights
Compensation-related equity grants with tax withholding, no open-market trading.
Enrique Rodriguez, EVP and CTO of Liberty Global Ltd., received large share and RSU awards as part of the 2025 Annual Performance Award. These include Class A and Class C common shares plus additional RSUs equal to 12.5% of the shares received.
Shares were also withheld at $12.54 and $12.36 to cover tax liabilities, a standard non-market mechanism. There are no reported open-market purchases or sales in this data, and remaining direct and indirect holdings in both classes of stock are substantial, indicating this is routine compensation rather than a change in investment stance.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant/Award | Restricted Share Units A | 22,307 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Restricted Share Units C | 22,307 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Class A Common Shares | 178,462 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Class A Common Shares | 84,128 | $12.54 | $1.05M |
| Grant/Award | Class C Common Shares | 178,462 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Class C Common Shares | 84,128 | $12.36 | $1.04M |
| holding | Class A Common Shares | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class C Common Shares | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class C Common Shares | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Class A and Class C common shares of the Issuer received by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's 2025 Annual Performance Award for employees (which was paid in part in shares), subject to applicable tax withholding. Shares are held by the Enrique Rodriguez Management Trust, of which the Reporting Person is the trustee. Each Restricted Share Unit ("RSU") represents a right to receive one share of Issuer's Class A common shares or Class C common shares, as the case may be. Based on the Reporting Person's receipt of shares as part of the 2025 Annual Performance Award described in footnote 1, the Reporting Person also received RSUs equal to 12.5% of such shares received pursuant to the shareholding incentive program of the 2025 Annual Performance Award program. These RSUs will vest in full on March 1, 2027, provided that the Reporting Person does not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Bonus Shares through such date.
