Glaukos (NYSE: GKOS) CEO exercises 166,000 options, shifts 67,353 shares to trust
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Glaukos chairman and CEO Thomas W. Burns reported an option exercise and related share movements. On February 9, 2026, he exercised 166,000 stock options with a $30.92 exercise price, receiving 166,000 shares of common stock and bringing his directly held common stock to 255,621 shares, including 89,621 restricted stock units that have not yet vested or been delivered.
On February 6, 2026, 67,353 shares were transferred from his direct ownership to the Burns Family Trust, which is reported as indirectly holding 961,285 common shares. Additional indirect holdings are reported through several Burns-related trusts, including 238,107 shares via the Burns Annuity Trust and other irrevocable and charitable remainder trusts.
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Insider Trade Summary
166,000 shares exercised/converted
Mixed
8 txns
Insider
Burns Thomas William
Role
CHAIRMAN & CEO
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 166,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 166,000 | $30.92 | $5.13M |
| Gift | Common Stock | 67,353 | $0.00 | -- |
| Gift | Common Stock | 67,353 | $0.00 | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 100,000 shares (Direct);
Common Stock — 255,621 shares (Direct);
Common Stock — 961,285 shares (Indirect, Through the Burns Family Trust)
Footnotes (1)
- The transaction reflects shares transferred from the Reporting Person's direct ownership to the Burns Family Trust. Includes 89,621 restricted stock units that have not yet vested or been delivered to the Reporting Person. Additionally, the amount reported has been adjusted by 3,199 to correct a clerical error. These options vest over four years from the grant date, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining amount vesting in equal monthly installments over the following three years.
FAQ
What insider transactions did Glaukos (GKOS) CEO Thomas W. Burns report?
Thomas W. Burns reported exercising 166,000 stock options on February 9, 2026 at a $30.92 exercise price, receiving 166,000 Glaukos common shares. He also reported a February 6, 2026 transfer of 67,353 shares from direct ownership to the Burns Family Trust.
What is the exercise price of Thomas W. Burns’s Glaukos stock options?
The exercised Glaukos stock options have an exercise price of $30.92 per share. Burns exercised 166,000 of these options on February 9, 2026, receiving an equal number of common shares. The remaining options vest over four years from the original grant date.
How do restricted stock units factor into Thomas W. Burns’s Glaukos holdings?
Burns’s directly reported 255,621 Glaukos common shares include 89,621 restricted stock units that have not yet vested or been delivered. The filing notes this RSU component explicitly and also states that the reported amount was adjusted by 3,199 shares to correct a clerical error.