Leidos (LDOS) director exercises options and sells 1,484 shares
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Leidos Holdings, Inc. director Gary Stephen May exercised stock options and made related share transactions. On May 7, 2026, he exercised options for 3,345 shares of common stock at $75.02 per share. In connection with this exercise, 1,861 shares were withheld by the company to cover the exercise price and associated fees, and he conducted an open-market sale of 1,484 shares at a weighted average price of $132.7528 per share. After these transactions, he directly owned 10,137 shares of Leidos common stock.
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Insider Trade Summary
Net Seller: 1,484 shares ($197,005)
Net Sell
4 txns
Insider
May Gary Stephen
Role
null
Sold
1,484 shs ($197K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 3,345 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 3,345 | $75.02 | $251K |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 1,861 | $134.90 | $251K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,484 | $132.7528 | $197K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 0 shares (Direct, null);
Common Stock — 13,482 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
- Represents shares of common stock withheld by the issuer in connection with the option exercise to cover the exercise price and associated fees. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices from $132.50 to $132.90 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to providing to Leidos Holdings, Inc., any security holder of Leidos Holdings, Inc., or the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the aforementioned range.
Key Figures
Open-market sale: 1,484 shares at $132.7528/share
Options exercised: 3,345 shares at $75.02/share
Tax-withholding shares: 1,861 shares
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6 metrics
Open-market sale
1,484 shares at $132.7528/share
Weighted average sale price on May 7, 2026
Options exercised
3,345 shares at $75.02/share
Stock option exercise on May 7, 2026
Tax-withholding shares
1,861 shares
Shares withheld to cover exercise price and fees
Shares owned after transactions
10,137 shares
Direct Leidos common stock holding following transactions
Sale price range
$132.50–$132.90/share
Price range for multiple sale trades on May 7, 2026
Option expiration date
May 9, 2026
Expiration for exercised stock option (right to buy)
Key Terms
Stock Option (Right to Buy), tax-withholding disposition, derivative exercise/conversion, weighted average price
4 terms
Stock Option (Right to Buy) financial
"security_title: "Stock Option (Right to Buy)""
tax-withholding disposition financial
"transaction_action: "tax-withholding disposition""
A tax-withholding disposition is an event or transaction—such as selling or transferring securities, exercising options, or receiving compensation—that triggers a requirement to hold back part of the payment and remit it to tax authorities. It matters to investors because it reduces the cash they receive immediately and can change the timing and amount of taxable income, like a cashier taking a portion of your sale proceeds to pay taxes before you get the rest.
derivative exercise/conversion financial
"transaction_action: "derivative exercise/conversion""
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
FAQ
What insider transactions did Leidos (LDOS) director Gary Stephen May report?
Gary Stephen May reported an option exercise for 3,345 Leidos shares, an open-market sale of 1,484 shares, and a tax-withholding disposition of 1,861 shares. All transactions involved Leidos common stock and occurred on May 7, 2026, according to the Form 4 data.