[Form 4] Benchmark Electronics Insider Trading Activity
Jan M. Janick, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Benchmark Electronics (BHE), reported an insider sale. On 09/08/2025 Ms. Janick disposed of 10,004 shares of Benchmark common stock at $40.50 per share, leaving her with 62,368 shares beneficially owned. The Form 4 was signed by a power of attorney on 09/10/2025. No derivative transactions or additional plans were disclosed in this filing.
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- Insider sale of 10,004 shares by a senior executive could be interpreted by some investors as a reduction in insider exposure
- Form 4 lacks contextual items such as a disclosed 10b5-1 plan or rationale for the sale, leaving motive unclear
Insights
TL;DR: Officer sale of 10,004 shares at $40.50 reduced holdings to 62,368 shares; transaction appears routine without additional disclosures.
The filing documents a non-derivative sale by a senior officer rather than the company or an outside blockholder. The size of the sale (10,004 shares) should be assessed relative to total outstanding shares to judge market impact; that context is not provided in this document. There are no accompanying derivative exercises, new grants, or disclosed Rule 10b5-1 plan in the form, and the report was executed via power of attorney, a common administrative practice.
TL;DR: Insider sale by a named officer is a routine disclosure under Section 16; no governance red flags shown in the filing.
The Form 4 meets Section 16 reporting by identifying the reporting person, relationship to the issuer, transaction date, price, and resulting beneficial ownership. It does not disclose any planned trading mechanism or related-party transfer. Absent other filings or irregular patterns, this single sale does not, by itself, indicate governance concerns or regulatory issues.