8X8 Inc CEO Samuel Wilson Performance Share Unit Vesting and Tax Withholding
This Form 4 filing reports equity transactions by Samuel C. Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of 8X8 Inc. On May 27, 2026, Wilson received shares from the vesting of two performance share unit (PSU) awards. The first transaction involved 166,500 shares from the second installment of a 450,000 PSU award granted on September 15, 2024, which vested at 111% of target. The second transaction involved 111,989 shares from the first installment of a 302,673 PSU award granted on June 6, 2025, also vesting at 111% of target. In both cases, a portion of the shares were withheld by the company to cover tax obligations - 84,715 shares from the first award and 56,980 shares from the second award, both at $2.12 per share. Following these transactions, Wilson's total ownership decreased from 1,967,756 shares to 1,938,050 shares due to the tax withholding, though he received net shares of 136,794 from the vesting events. The filing demonstrates executive compensation through performance-based equity awards that exceeded target performance levels.