Minor Insider Activity: Cryoport Chief Adds 41k Shares via Option Exercise
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Cryoport (CYRX) filed a routine Form 4 detailing insider activity by President & CEO Jerrell Shelton. On 06/24/2025 he exercised 16,344 options at $5 and immediately sold the same number of shares at a weighted-average $7.06, generating roughly $115 k in gross proceeds. On 06/25/2025 he exercised an additional 25,000 options without selling. Post-transaction ownership stands at ~937,000 shares. The sale represents less than 2% of his holdings and was executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan, indicating no material shift in insider sentiment.
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CEO Jerrell Shelton exercised options and sold partial shares while maintaining substantial holdings, indicating routine insider activity.
In this Form 4 filing, Cryoport's President and CEO Jerrell Shelton reported multiple transactions involving company stock options. On June 24, 2025, Shelton exercised 16,344 options at $5 per share and immediately sold those shares at an average price of $7.0586 through a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (adopted June 3, 2025). The following day, he exercised an additional 25,000 options at $5 per share but retained these shares. The options originated from grants that began vesting in August 2015.
After these transactions, Shelton still maintains direct ownership of 937,419 shares and retains 125,000 unexercised stock options. The exercise-and-sell transaction netted him approximately $33,700 in pre-tax profits (difference between $5 strike price and $7.0586 sale price), while the second transaction represents a significant retention of shares acquired through options. The execution through a predetermined trading plan suggests these sales were scheduled in advance rather than in response to any immediate company developments. Despite the partial sale, Shelton continues to maintain substantial equity exposure to Cryoport, indicating ongoing alignment with shareholder interests.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (right to buy) | 25,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 25,000 | $5.00 | $125K |
| Exercise | Stock Option (right to buy) | 16,344 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 16,344 | $5.00 | $82K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 16,344 | $7.0586 | $115K |
Footnotes (1)
- This transaction occurred automatically pursuant to a trading plan adopted by the reporting person on June 3, 2025. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $6.61 to $7.31, inclusive. This transaction involved a cash exercise of a stock option without a subsequent sale of the underlying shares of common stock. 1/48 of the options vested on the 19th of each month for forty-eight months beginning on 8/19/2015.
