[Form 4] General Motors Co Insider Trading Activity
Harvey Rory, an Executive Vice President at General Motors Co (GM), exercised employee stock options and simultaneously sold the resulting shares. On 09/12/2025 he exercised 4,459 options with a $49.46 exercise price, creating 4,459 common shares, and sold 4,459 shares at $59.95 per share. The filing notes these options were granted on 02/08/2022 and are fully vested. Following these transactions, the reporting person beneficially owned 8,513 shares of GM common stock. The form indicates the trade was made pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan.
- Transaction executed under a 10b5-1 plan, providing an affirmative defense to insider trading allegations
- Options were fully vested (granted 02/08/2022), indicating routine exercise rather than acceleration
- Officer sold 4,459 shares, reducing insider shareholding which may be interpreted negatively by some investors
Insights
TL;DR: Insider exercised vested options and sold the same number of shares under a 10b5-1 plan; holdings changed but no new derivatives remain.
The reporting person exercised 4,459 employee stock options at a $49.46 exercise price and sold 4,459 resulting shares at $59.95 on 09/12/2025. The options were granted 02/08/2022 and are fully vested, and the derivative table shows zero remaining employee stock options after the transaction. The filing flags the transaction as executed pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan, which provides an affirmative defense to insider trading charges when conditions are met. For investors, this is a routine liquidity event by an officer rather than an operational disclosure.
TL;DR: Officer sale followed a prearranged 10b5-1 plan; disclosure is standard and reduces governance concerns if plan timing is compliant.
The form identifies the reporter as an Executive Vice President and marks the transaction as pursuant to a contract or plan intended to meet Rule 10b5-1(c) conditions. The clear disclosure of grant date (02/08/2022), full vesting status, exercise price ($49.46) and sale price ($59.95) supports transparency. From a governance perspective, the documented use of a 10b5-1 plan and the fact that the options were fully vested on exercise mitigate common concerns about opportunistic insider timing, assuming the plan was established in compliance with company policies.