PWP (PWP) CEO Bednar converts performance stock units and withholds shares for taxes
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Perella Weinberg Partners Chief Executive Officer Andrew Bednar reported equity award activity involving performance-based stock units and Class A common stock. On February 24, 2026, he exercised 474,850 performance-based stock units, which converted into 474,850 shares of Class A common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
Following this conversion, his direct holdings of Class A common stock increased to 1,312,547 shares before tax withholding. On the same date, 15,590 shares of Class A common stock were withheld and deemed disposed of at $19.35 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units, leaving 1,296,957 shares directly owned.
Footnotes explain that each performance-based restricted stock unit represents one share of Class A common stock and that these units were granted on February 24, 2023. The units vested on February 24, 2026 after meeting both service-based vesting schedules and performance conditions tied to specific stock price targets over defined trading periods.
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Insights
CEO equity award vests and converts into common stock, with a portion withheld for taxes.
The filing shows Andrew Bednar exercising 474,850 performance-based stock units, converting them into the same number of Class A common shares at a stated price of $0.00. This is typical for equity awards, where value was earned through prior performance and service rather than a cash outlay.
A separate transaction with code F reflects the disposition of 15,590 shares at $19.35 per share to the issuer for tax withholding. This kind of tax-withholding disposition is routine and not an open-market sale. The net effect is an increase in the CEO’s directly held shares to 1,296,957, illustrating completed vesting of performance-based compensation.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Performance-Based Stock Units | 474,850 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 474,850 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Class A Common Stock | 15,590 | $19.35 | $302K |
Footnotes (1)
- Represents deemed disposition of shares of Class A common stock to the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units. Each performance-based restricted stock unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock. The PSUs granted on February 24, 2023 vest based on the achievement of (i) service-based vesting conditions that are satisfied in two equal installments on the third and fifth anniversaries of the grant date, subject to a 50% holdback after the first vesting date, and (ii) performance-based vesting conditions that are satisfied upon the achievement, as measured on the last calendar day of each month, of closing stock prices equal to $15, $20, $25 and $30 (subject to linear interpolation) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days, in each case prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date. These PSUs vested on February 24, 2026, upon the achievement of certain service-based and performance-based vesting conditions.