IES Holdings (NASDAQ: IESC) chair Gendell sells 47,156 shares, retains large stake
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
IES Holdings, Inc. insider Jeffrey L. Gendell reported open-market sales of the company’s common stock. Over May 6–8, he sold a total of 47,156 shares at prices generally in the $670–$687 range, using weighted-average prices for each trade grouping.
Following these sales, entities associated with Mr. Gendell reported ownership of 10,585,161 shares, and he also directly owns 131,325 shares plus 65,069 phantom stock units under the company’s equity incentive plan. The filing notes that several related Tontine entities may be deemed to beneficially own portions of these holdings and that various parties disclaim beneficial ownership except for their direct and proportional interests.
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Insights
Executive chairman reports a modest net sale versus a large remaining stake.
Jeffrey L. Gendell, executive chairman of IES Holdings, reported open-market sales totaling 47,156 shares over three days at prices around $670–$687. These are straightforward sales of common stock, with no derivative exercises or tax-withholding mechanics involved.
After the transactions, entities associated with him still report holding over 10.58 million shares, plus his direct and phantom unit positions. That scale suggests the sales represent a relatively small portion of the visible position. The filing also includes typical Section 16(a) beneficial-ownership disclaimers across the related Tontine entities.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 2,000 | $672.45 | $1.34M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 52 | $673.47 | $35K |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 5,000 | $674.98 | $3.37M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 1 | $677.47 | $677.47 |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 2,000 | $670.03 | $1.34M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 4,000 | $671.22 | $2.68M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 7,000 | $672.52 | $4.71M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 3,610 | $673.74 | $2.43M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 390 | $674.85 | $263K |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 3,000 | $675.62 | $2.03M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 5,000 | $677.16 | $3.39M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 103 | $678.29 | $70K |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 2,788 | $681.30 | $1.90M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 7,206 | $682.71 | $4.92M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 4,000 | $684.33 | $2.74M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 1,006 | $686.41 | $691K |
Footnotes (1)
- This report is filed jointly by Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TCP"), Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TCM"), Tontine Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TM"), Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TCP 2"), Tontine Asset Associates, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TAA"), Tontine Associates, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TA"), Tontine Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TCO"), and Jeffrey L. Gendell ("Mr. Gendell"). Mr. Gendell is the managing member of: (a) TCM, the general partner of TCP; (b) TM; (c) TAA, the general partner of TCP 2; (d) TA; and (e) TCO. TCP directly owns 5,524,391 shares of Common Stock, TCM directly owns 1,910,529 shares of Common Stock, TM directly owns 1,410,162 shares of Common Stock, TCP 2 directly owns 710,934 shares of Common Stock, TAA directly owns 96,891 shares of Common Stock, TA directly owns 640,057 shares of Common Stock, TCO directly owns 47,284 shares of Common Stock, Mr. Gendell directly owns 131,325 shares of Common Stock and 65,069 phantom stock units granted to him pursuant to the IES Holdings, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, and Mr. Gendell's adult children own 3,363 shares of Common Stock through trusts for which Mr. Gendell acts as trustee. All of the foregoing securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Gendell. The foregoing securities held by TCP may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TCM. The foregoing securities held by TCP 2 may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TAA. Mr. Gendell disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by Mr. Gendell or representing Mr. Gendell's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCM, TCP, TM, TCP 2, TAA, TA and TCO. TCM disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TCM or representing TCM's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCP. TAA disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TAA or representing TAA's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCP 2. TA disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TA. TM disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TM. TCO disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TCO. All shares reported as sold in this Form 4 were shares directly held by Mr. Gendell. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $671.17 to $672.01, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide IES Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $672.27 to $673.13, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $673.47 to $674.41, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $674.57 to $675.14, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $677.14 to $677.17, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. These shares were sold in multiple transactions each at a price of $678.29. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold in each separate transaction described in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $681.26 to $682.20, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $682.37 to $683.17, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $686.41 to $686.81, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $672.43 to $673.16, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $674.53 to $675.17, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.