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Western Union’s Chief Operating Officer reports a routine tax-related share withholding. On the vesting and settlement of 7,171 restricted stock units granted on March 7, 2025, the company withheld 3,145 shares of common stock to cover his tax obligations. After this non‑market disposition, he directly holds 322,460 shares.
Hawksworth Benjamin Scott reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Western Union’s Chief Operating Officer, Benjamin Scott Hawksworth, received significant equity-based compensation in the form of restricted stock units. He was granted 119,247 performance-based restricted stock units that vest in full on March 2, 2029, subject to continued employment and award agreement terms.
He also received a separate award of 79,498 restricted stock units that vest in three substantially equal installments on March 2, 2027, 2028 and 2029, also contingent on his continued employment and applicable termination provisions. These are non-cash compensation grants, not open-market share purchases or sales.
The Western Union Company completed an offering of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% Notes due 2029 on March 9, 2026. The notes were sold under an Underwriting Agreement dated February 26, 2026 with a syndicate led by Citigroup, BofA Securities, U.S. Bancorp Investments and Wells Fargo Securities.
The notes were issued off Western Union’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and under an existing indenture, as supplemented by a new Third Supplemental Indenture dated March 9, 2026. Related underwriting, indenture, note form, and legal opinion documents are filed as exhibits.
JOERRES JEFFREY A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Western Union CO director Jeffrey A. Joerres reported awards of 50,733 shares of common stock on March 2, 2026. These are restricted stock unit grants at no purchase price that are scheduled to vest in full on March 2, 2027, if he continues serving on the company’s board.
Western Union Chief Enterprise Risk Officer Cherie Axelrod reported two stock awards in the form of restricted stock units tied to the company’s common stock.
She acquired 43,934 performance-based restricted stock units that vest in full on March 2, 2029, and 29,289 restricted stock units that vest in three equal installments on March 2, 2027, 2028, and 2029. Both grants were issued at no cash cost and require her continued employment under the award agreements.
McGranahan Devin reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Western Union CEO and President Devin McGranahan reported equity awards that increase his direct holdings in company securities. He received an employee stock option covering 1,461,539 shares and two separate grants of common stock totaling 794,980 shares, all at a reported price of $0.00 per share as awards.
Footnotes explain that one grant is a performance-based restricted stock unit award vesting in full on March 2, 2029, while another restricted stock unit award vests in three equal installments on March 2, 2027, 2028, and 2029. The stock option vests in four equal installments on March 2, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, in each case subject to his continued employment and award agreement terms.
Western Union Chief Financial Officer Matthew Cagwin received new equity awards on March 2, 2026. He was granted employee stock options covering 361,539 shares at an exercise price of $0.00 per share, along with two awards of common stock totaling 196,653 restricted stock units. One performance-based restricted stock unit award vests in full on March 2, 2029, while another restricted stock unit award vests in three installments on March 2, 2027, 2028, and 2029. The stock option grant vests in four installments on March 2, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, in each case subject to his continued employment and the terms of the award agreements. Following these awards, his directly owned common stock holdings increased to 444,264.361 shares.
Angelini Giovanni reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Western Union executive Giovanni Angelini reported equity awards that increase his direct holdings. On March 2, 2026, he received an option for 153,847 shares of Western Union common stock, granted at no cost, which vests in four equal installments on March 2 of 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030.
He was also granted 52,302 restricted stock units that vest in three substantially equal installments on March 2 of 2027, 2028, and 2029, and 31,381 performance-based restricted stock units that vest in full on March 2, 2029, in each case subject to continued employment and the award agreements.
Western Union CO reported that Chief Accounting Officer Barry D. Cooper received two equity awards in the form of common stock on March 2. He acquired 9,183 shares in a restricted stock unit grant and 9,183 shares in a performance-based restricted stock unit grant, both at no cash cost.
The time-based restricted stock units vest in three substantially equal installments on March 2, 2027, 2028, and 2029, while the performance-based units vest in full on March 2, 2029. Vesting for both awards depends on his continued employment and the termination provisions in the award agreements.
Western Union Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Scott Hawksworth reported two stock awards in the company’s common stock. On March 2, 2026, he acquired 87,867 performance-based restricted stock units that vest in full on March 2, 2029, assuming continued employment. He also received 58,578 restricted stock units that vest in three equal installments on March 2, 2027, 2028, and 2029, also contingent on continued employment and the award agreement’s termination provisions.