[Form 4] General Motors Company Insider Trading Activity
Mary T. Barra, Chair & CEO of General Motors Co. (GM), reported multiple transactions on 08/28/2025 and 08/29/2025. The filing shows sales of Common Stock in several blocks (300,000; 235,000; 372,024; and 87,839 shares) at weighted average prices in the $57.77–$58.99 and $57.86–$58.60 ranges; the reported sale prices in the Form are $58.24 and $58.13 as weighted averages. The filing also reports option exercises/related acquisitions: 235,000 shares from a $39 exercise and 372,024 shares from a $35.49 exercise, both noted as fully vested. After the final GRAT distribution and subsequent sales, the filing shows zero indirect ownership via the GRAT.
The report indicates at least some transactions were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan (box checked). The Form is signed by an attorney-in-fact for Ms. Barra and includes explanations for price ranges and option vesting dates.
- Transactions were indicated as executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which provides an established framework for insider trading
 - Stock options exercised were fully vested (grants dated 02/13/2019 and 02/12/2020), and vesting status is explicitly disclosed
 
- Large aggregate open-market sales reported totaling 994,863 shares across 08/28–08/29/2025 at weighted average prices of $58.24 and $58.13
 - GRAT indirect ownership was terminated after the final annuity distribution and subsequent sales, leaving zero indirect holdings via the GRAT
 
Insights
TL;DR: CEO reported large option exercises and share sales; transactions include 10b5-1 plan and termination of GRAT indirect holdings.
The filing documents material insider activity by the Chair & CEO: multiple option exercises (235,000 at $39; 372,024 at $35.49) and large open-market sales totaling 994,863 shares across 08/28–08/29/2025 at weighted average sale prices noted as $58.24 and $58.13. The checked 10b5-1 box signals these trades were executed under a pre-established plan. The filing also discloses final GRAT annuity distribution and subsequent termination sales leaving no indirect ownership via the GRAT. For governance review, the key facts are the size of sales by the CEO, the use of a trading plan, and the conversion/monetization of vested option awards.
TL;DR: Significant option exercises were converted to shares then sold; vesting and exercise dates are disclosed and fully vested.
The Form shows fully vested employee stock options granted 02/13/2019 (235,000 at $39) and 02/12/2020 (372,024 at $35.49) were exercised on 08/28/2025 and the underlying shares were reported acquired and, in multiple transactions, sold the same day or the next. The filing quantifies the exercises and related sales and provides weighted average sale-price ranges. From a compensation perspective, this is routine monetization of vested equity awards but is large in absolute share count and value.