Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) CEO Sills gave up 13,053 shares at $28.46 to cover taxes or an exercise price
Insider transactions reported
Stephen Jay Sills (CEO and President at Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc., BOW) reported that they gave up 13,053 shares at $28.46 to cover taxes or an exercise price on May 22, 2026. After these transactions the filing shows 850,226 shares held directly.
- Reporting person
- Sills Stephen Jay
- Role
- CEO and President
| Date | Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | Shares withheld for taxes or exercise price (F) | Common Stock1, 2 | -13,053 | $28.46 | $371K | 850,226 direct |
Holdings before and after
- Common Stock: 863,279 to 850,226 direct
Other positions listed
- Common Stock: 2,681 indirect, By Sills Family Trust 1
- Common Stock: 2,681 indirect, By Sills Family Trust 2
- Common Stock: 2,681 indirect, By Sills Family Trust 3
- Common Stock: 2,681 indirect, By Sills Family Trust 4
- Common Stock: 2,681 indirect, By Sills Family Trust 5
- Common Stock: 120,000 indirect, Stephen J. Sills 2024 I GRAT #5
- Common Stock: 75,000 indirect, By Stephen J. Sills 2024 I GRAT #4
- Common Stock: 97,911 indirect, By Stephen J. Sills 2024 I GRAT #3
- Common Stock: 72,000 indirect, By Stephen J. Sills Irrevocable Family GST Exempt Trust
- Common Stock: 214,469 indirect, By Sills 2024 LLC
- Common Stock: 41,371 indirect, By Stephen J. Sills 2024 I GRAT #2
Footnotes from the filing
- 1. Represents shares surrendered to the Issuer by the Reporting Person to pay required tax withholdings due upon vesting of restricted stock units, correcting an inadvertent error in the Form 4 filed on May 26, 2026.
- 2. Includes 31,129 shares of common stock transferred on May 15, 2026, for no consideration, from the Stephen J. Sills 2024 I GRAT #2 to the direct holdings of the Reporting Person. Such transaction was exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Transaction codes in this filing
- Shares withheld for taxes or exercise price:
- Code F marks shares handed back or withheld to pay taxes or an exercise price. No sale happens in the market.
FAQ
What did Sills report in this BOW Form 4?
Stephen Jay Sills (CEO and President at Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc., BOW) reported that they gave up 13,053 shares at $28.46 to cover taxes or an exercise price on May 22, 2026. After these transactions the filing shows 850,226 shares held directly.
How many BOW shares does Sills hold after this filing?
The filing shows 850,226 shares held directly after the reported transactions. Form 4 reports only the positions it lists, so this may not be every holding.
What does transaction code F mean on an SEC Form 4?
Code F marks shares handed back or withheld to pay taxes or an exercise price. No sale happens in the market.
Historical context for BOW
Across the 7 sessions after earlier BOW headlines, the stock closed higher 5 times and lower 2 times, with a median move of 2.9% in either direction. This shows timing only: many things move a stock in a session, and these figures do not show that any headline caused a move.
| Session | Earlier headline | BOW | SPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results | +7.7% | +0.8% |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Bowhead Specialty to Announce First Quarter 2026 Earnings on May 5, 2026; Also Announces Upcoming Investor Events | +2.7% | -0.3% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results | -1.7% | +0.7% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Bowhead Specialty to Announce Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings on February 24, 2026; Also Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences | -0.7% | -0.0% |
| Nov 25, 2025 | RBC Capital Mkts resumed coverage on Bowhead Specialty Holdings with a new price target | +2.9% | +0.9% |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. Prices Senior Notes Offering | +3.9% | +1.0% |
Earlier insider filings at BOW
- May 27, 2026Chief Accounting Officer Yap Shirley Shek Li covered exercise/tax liability with 2,353 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 81,205 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding obligation
- May 26, 2026CFO and Treasurer Mulcahey Brad covered exercise/tax liability with 3,506 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 132,821 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding obligation)
- May 26, 2026Chief Underwriting Officer Newman David John covered exercise/tax liability with 4,506 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 292,689 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding obligation
- May 26, 2026CEO and President Sills Stephen Jay covered exercise/tax liability with 24,353 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 838,926 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding tax)
- May 4, 2026Director Baker Tom was granted 3,361 shares, increasing direct ownership by 50% to 10,085 units (SEC Form 4)
- Market cap
- 30-day
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Property-Casualty Insurers
- Listed since
- 2024
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