[Form 4] Perella Weinberg Partners Insider Trading Activity
Robert K. Steel, a director of Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), reported equity changes tied to vesting of performance-based restricted stock units. On 08/31/2025, 30,000 performance-based stock units vested and were reported as acquired at $0, increasing his beneficial ownership to 128,772 shares. A subsequent transaction on 09/02/2025 shows a deemed disposition of 15,315 Class A shares at $22.13, which the filer explains was to satisfy tax withholding obligations, leaving beneficial ownership of 113,457 shares. The PSU grant originated on 08/31/2021 and vested after both service and stock-price performance conditions were met.
- Performance-based PSUs vested, indicating the company met the specified stock-price hurdles tied to the 2021 grant
- Transparent disclosure of both the vesting and the tax-withholding disposition in a timely Form 4 filing
- Reduction in beneficial ownership from 128,772 to 113,457 shares after the tax-related disposition
- Material amount of shares withheld (15,315 shares), which reduces the director's net shareholdings
Insights
TL;DR: Director vested 30,000 PSUs and sold 15,315 shares to satisfy taxes, modest net reduction in holdings.
The filing documents a routine executive equity vesting and tax-related disposition rather than an opportunistic market sale. The grant was a performance-based award from 2021 that met both service and price hurdles and converted into 30,000 shares on 08/31/2025. The deemed disposition of 15,315 shares at $22.13 reflects tax withholding, reducing reported beneficial ownership to 113,457 shares. For investors, this is an insider liquidity event tied to compensation mechanics, not necessarily a signal about company fundamentals.
TL;DR: Compensation plan functioning as intended; vesting conditions and tax withholding executed and disclosed properly.
The document shows transparent compliance with Section 16 reporting: performance-based restricted stock units vested per their 2021 terms and the reporting includes the customary withholding of shares to satisfy tax obligations. The transactions are standard governance/compensation events and the form is signed by an attorney-in-fact. No indications of unusual related-party transactions or structural governance concerns are present in the filing itself.