Stephen C. Petrovich, Ardent Health’s executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, surrendered 788 shares for tax withholding on September 25, 2026, at a reported price of $10.54 each. According to the SEC disclosure summarized in the supplied record, the transaction involved approximately $8,306 of stock in the company, which trades under the ticker ARDT.

The transaction was reported on Form 4, the public disclosure used for changes in company stock ownership by certain corporate insiders. The supplied information identifies no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan associated with the transaction.

Multiplying the share count by the stated price produces $8,305.52, consistent with the rounded $8,306 value. That calculation measures the reported value of the shares surrendered. It does not establish that Petrovich received that amount in cash, and the transaction description does not identify an open-market sale.

The distinction follows from the reported purpose: tax withholding. Shares used to meet a withholding obligation serve a different function from shares an executive offers for sale through a broker. The available information does not specify the underlying compensation event or provide a broader account of Petrovich’s holdings.

How share withholding works

Equity compensation can create tax obligations when an award becomes taxable. Depending on the award and company procedures, an employer may retain shares that would otherwise be delivered to an employee, applying their value toward required withholding. A resulting ownership change can appear in an insider filing even though no sale to a market buyer occurred.

Here, the supplied record expressly classifies the transaction as a surrender for tax withholding. It does not identify the award involved, the total number of shares associated with that award, the withholding rate or whether additional taxes might ultimately be owed. Those details cannot be calculated from the 788-share figure alone.

Form 4 is part of the ownership-disclosure system under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, enacted by Congress. The requirements generally cover directors, designated officers and beneficial owners of more than 10% of a registered class of equity securities. Most reportable transactions must be disclosed within two business days, subject to applicable exceptions.

These filings ordinarily identify the security, transaction date, quantity, price and ownership information, with transaction codes and footnotes providing additional detail. The supplied summary does not reproduce all those fields. Its September 29 publication timestamp should not be treated as proof of the filing’s submission time or used by itself to judge filing timeliness.

What the plan disclosure means

Rule 10b5-1 arrangements can provide an affirmative defense against insider-trading liability when their conditions are met. They allow trading instructions to be established in advance. The absence of such a plan does not, by itself, establish misconduct, discretion over a transaction or a view about a company’s prospects.

For this record, the supported statement is limited: no such plan was identified for the reported share surrender.

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The complete Form 4, particularly its footnotes and ownership fields, is the relevant document for any further detail about the withholding event and shares held afterward. Any later amendment would also matter. The supplied information does not establish that an amendment or another transaction is forthcoming.