Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) CFO reports major option exercise
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Live Nation Entertainment's President & CFO, Joe Berchtold, reported multiple stock transactions on 12/15/2025. He exercised stock options for 134,881 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $19.36 per share. To cover the stock option exercise price and tax withholdings, 81,141 of the resulting shares were withheld at a price of $141.66 per share. He also disposed of 53,740 shares of common stock in a separate transaction at $141.66 per share on the same day.
After these transactions, Berchtold beneficially owned 967,035 shares of Live Nation common stock directly. The options exercised were granted in 2016 and would have expired in February 2026, and 12/15/2025 was the issuer's final open trading window before that expiration. Following these transactions, he holds approximately 1.1 million shares of common stock and equity awards, along with options to acquire additional shares of common stock.
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FAQ
What insider transaction did Live Nation (LYV) report for its President & CFO?
Joe Berchtold, Live Nation Entertainment's President & CFO, exercised stock options for 134,881 shares of common stock on 12/15/2025 at an exercise price of $19.36 per share. He then had shares withheld and sold additional shares of common stock on the same date.
How many LYV shares did the CFO sell or have withheld in this Form 4?
On 12/15/2025, 81,141 shares were withheld to satisfy the stock option exercise price and tax withholdings at $141.66 per share, and 53,740 shares of common stock were disposed of at $141.66 per share.
How many Live Nation (LYV) shares does the CFO own after the reported transactions?
After the 12/15/2025 transactions, Joe Berchtold beneficially owns 967,035 shares of Live Nation Entertainment common stock directly, as shown in Table I.
Why did the Live Nation (LYV) CFO exercise stock options in December 2025?
The filing states that the options were granted in 2016 and would have expired in February 2026, and 12/15/2025 was the issuer's final open trading window for insiders before the scheduled expiration, so another opportunity to exercise before expiration would not have been available.
What happened to the stock options after the Live Nation (LYV) CFO exercised them?
After exercising the stock options for 134,881 shares at $19.36 per share, the number of those derivative securities beneficially owned became 0, as reflected in Table II, while the underlying common shares flowed into his holdings and related withholdings and dispositions.
What is the CFO's overall Live Nation (LYV) equity position after these transactions?
The explanation notes that, following these transactions, the reporting person holds approximately 1.1 million shares of the issuer's common stock and equity awards, consisting of common stock and restricted stock holdings, and also holds options to acquire additional shares of common stock.