Carlisle (CSL) vice chair Stephen Schwar exercises options, sells common shares
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Carlisle Companies executive Stephen Schwar, Vice Chair of CCM, reported several stock transactions. On February 12, 2026, he exercised an employee stock option for 1,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $108.72 per share, increasing his direct holdings to 14,589 shares.
That same day, Schwar executed two open-market sales of Carlisle common stock. He sold 1,500 shares at a price of $417.16 per share, then sold an additional 4,549 shares at $417.42 per share. After these sales, he directly owned 8,540 Carlisle common shares.
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Executive exercised options and sold shares in routine Form 4 activity.
Stephen Schwar, Vice Chair of CCM at Carlisle Companies, exercised an employee stock option for 1,500 shares at an exercise price of $108.72 on February 12, 2026. This converted derivative awards into common stock, a typical step as options approach maturity.
The same day, he sold 1,500 shares at $417.16 and 4,549 shares at $417.42, leaving 8,540 shares held directly afterward. The filing describes these as open-market sales, without commentary on intent or any parallel company developments.
Overall, this appears as standard insider equity management involving option exercise and partial share sales. The Form 4 does not quantify these trades as a percentage of Carlisle’s total shares, so the broader ownership impact cannot be evaluated from this excerpt alone.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 1,500 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 1,500 | $108.72 | $163K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,500 | $417.16 | $626K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 4,549 | $417.42 | $1.90M |
Footnotes (1)
- The option vested in three equal annual installments beginning on February 6, 2019. The transaction is the exercise of a derivative security.