AAON (AAON) director Fields exercises options and sells 21,173 shares
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
AAON, INC. director Gary D. Fields reported an option exercise and related share sale. On 2026-05-26, he exercised stock options covering 21,173 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $48.91 per share and acquired the same number of shares.
On the same date, he sold 21,173 common shares in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $140.34 per share, leaving him with 34,252 common shares held directly. He also reports 9,250 shares held as custodian for his grandchildren and 6,249 shares in a 401(k) plan, both as indirect ownership.
After these transactions, Fields continues to hold several stock option awards directly, including options over 22,338 shares at $79.73, 7,329 shares at $82.39, and 31,968 shares at $62.03, with expirations between 2033 and 2035.
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Insights
Routine option exercise-and-sell with sizable remaining equity stake.
Director Gary D. Fields exercised stock options for 21,173 AAON shares at an exercise price of $48.91, then sold the same number of shares at a weighted average of $140.34. This pattern is a typical liquidity event that converts options into cash.
He still owns 34,252 common shares directly plus indirect holdings through a 401(k) and as custodian for grandchildren. In addition, he retains multiple option grants over tens of thousands of shares with exercise prices between $62.03 and $82.39, expiring between 2033 and 2035.
The filing shows a net share sale of 21,173 shares, but the remaining direct, indirect, and derivative positions indicate continued exposure to AAON’s equity. The document does not reference any Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, so the timing context is not clarified here.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 21,173 | $48.91 | $1.04M |
| Exercise | Common Stock, par value $.004 | 21,173 | $48.91 | $1.04M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $.004 | 21,173 | $140.34 | $2.97M |
| holding | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock, par value $.004 | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock, par value $.004 | -- | -- | -- |
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