KN insider exercises at $16.07, sells at $23.71 and $23.55
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Knowles (KN) President & CEO and Director Jeffrey Niew reported option exercises and open-market sales. He exercised non-qualified stock options at $16.07 for 98,252 shares on 10/31/2025 and 38,404 shares on 11/03/2025, then sold the same amounts at weighted average prices of $23.7148 and $23.5498, respectively. Following these transactions, he directly owned 939,370 shares.
The option entries list grant terms with a date exercisable of 02/19/2020 and an expiration date of 02/19/2026. The footnotes state the sales were executed in multiple trades within price ranges of $23.70–$23.81 and $23.40–$23.68, with full trade details available upon request.
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Insights
Administrative Form 4: option exercises paired with sales.
The reporting person exercised non-qualified options at $16.07 and sold the resulting shares at weighted average prices of $23.7148 and $23.5498. After these trades, direct holdings were 939,370 shares. The option grant shows an exercisable date of 02/19/2020 and expiration of 02/19/2026.
This filing documents routine insider transactions without stated strategic commentary. Sale prices reflect weighted averages with disclosed intra-day ranges, a common Form 4 practice. Actual market impact, if any, depends on trade size relative to daily volume, which is not provided in the excerpt.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 38,404 | $16.07 | $617K |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 38,404 | $16.07 | $617K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 38,404 | $23.5498 | $904K |
| Exercise | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 98,252 | $16.07 | $1.58M |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 98,252 | $16.07 | $1.58M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 98,252 | $23.7148 | $2.33M |
Footnotes (1)
- The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $23.70 to $23.81, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Knowles Corporation, any security holder of Knowles Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased/sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $23.40 to $23.68, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Knowles Corporation, any security holder of Knowles Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased/sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.
