[Form 4] AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT Insider Trading Activity
Matthew J. Hart, a director of American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), reported multiple transactions on 09/09/2025. He acquired three lots of 10,000 Class A common shares each through option exercises at exercise prices of $19.40, $23.38 and $14.00, and recorded those underlying shares as acquired. He also sold 23,270 Class A shares at a weighted-average price of $34.4456, leaving him with 61,002 beneficially owned shares after the transactions. The reported holdings include 5,672 restricted share units granted as trustee compensation that vest on the earlier of one year from grant or the next annual meeting. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/11/2025.
- Exercised longstanding options converting 30,000 options into common shares shows planned vesting/exercise activity
- Disclosure of 5,672 restricted share units with explicit vesting conditions provides clarity on future share availability
- Sale of 23,270 shares at a weighted-average price of $34.4456 reduced the reporting person's stake to 61,002 shares
Insights
TL;DR: Director exercised multiple options, sold a block of shares, and retains 61,002 shares including 5,672 RSUs.
These transactions show routine option exercises followed by a partial disposition. The exercises converted three previously-issued options into 30,000 Class A shares at strike prices of $19.40, $23.38 and $14.00, indicating option maturities triggered on the same date. The subsequent sale of 23,270 shares at a weighted-average of $34.4456 reduced the post-exercise position to 61,002 shares. The disclosure that 5,672 restricted share units are included and their vesting conditions is material for timing of future share availability. Overall, this is a common insider liquidity event rather than a corporate change.
TL;DR: Insider exercised longstanding options and sold shares; RSU grant disclosed with clear vesting terms.
The filing documents conversion of legacy options (exercisable from 2017–2019 grant dates) into shares and a contemporaneous sale. The inclusion of non-management trustee RSUs (5,672) and their vesting trigger is relevant to governance and future dilution considerations. The filing contains explicit prices and remaining beneficial ownership, enabling investors to precisely track insider holdings without inference.