Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) filed a routine Form 4 disclosing that CEO & President Katharine A. Keenan sold 6,931 Class A common shares on 06/17/2025 at a weighted-average price of $19.1316 per share under two previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.
The sale, valued at roughly $133 thousand, was executed to cover tax-withholding obligations arising from the vesting of restricted stock awards. After the transaction, Keenan directly owns 236,914 BXMT shares. No derivative transactions or changes in indirect ownership were reported.
Insider Trading Alert: Marcin Urbaszek, Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), sold 800 shares of Class A Common Stock on June 17, 2025, at a price of $19.145 per share. Following the transaction, Urbaszek retains direct ownership of 12,089 shares.
The sale was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established on March 6, 2025. The transaction was specifically conducted to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of previously granted restricted stock awards.
Key Transaction Details:
- Transaction Type: Sale (S)
- Total Transaction Value: Approximately $15,316
- Trading Plan: Pre-planned under SEC Rule 10b5-1
- Purpose: Tax obligation settlement
- Ownership Type: Direct
Blackstone Mortgage Trust CFO Anthony F. Marone Jr. reported the sale of 1,517 shares of Class A Common Stock on June 17, 2025, at a weighted average price of $19.2046 per share. Following the transaction, Marone retains direct ownership of 64,082 shares.
The sales were executed through two Rule 10b5-1 trading plans established on March 12, 2024, and March 6, 2025. These transactions were specifically conducted to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of previously granted restricted stock awards.
The shares were sold in multiple transactions with prices ranging from $19.2034 to $19.2051. The transaction demonstrates a planned, compliance-focused approach to managing stock-based compensation obligations rather than a discretionary trading decision by the executive.