Mastercard (NYSE: MA) CTO sells 19,800 shares after option exercise
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Mastercard President & CTO, MA Tech, Edward Grunde McLaughlin exercised 19,800 employee stock options at $227.25 per share and on July 15, 2026 sold 19,800 Class A shares in open-market trades at weighted-average prices between $529.02 and $539.00. The sales were made under a pre-planned Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 4, 2025, and fully exercised a 19,800-option grant awarded March 1, 2019.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 19,800 shares ($10,590,347)
Net Sell
10 txns
Insider
McLaughlin Edward Grunde
Role
President & CTO, MA Tech
Sold
19,800 shs ($10.59M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Employee Stock Options (right to buy) | 19,800 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 19,800 | $227.25 | $4.50M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 1,903 | $529.4485 | $1.01M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 1,108 | $530.6735 | $588K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 160 | $531.6279 | $85K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 3,440 | $533.7474 | $1.84M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 6,159 | $534.6598 | $3.29M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 2,510 | $536.9466 | $1.35M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 3,431 | $538.0914 | $1.85M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 1,089 | $538.817 | $587K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) — 0 shares (Direct);
Class A Common Stock — 58,539.396 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
- The transaction was effected pursuant to a pre-planned trading plan entered into in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The pre-planned trading plan was adopted by the reporting person for personal financial management purposes on November 4, 2025. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $529.02 to $530. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $530.35 to $530.75. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $531.42 to $531.83. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $533.10 to $534.02. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $534.24 to $535.16. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $536.58 to $537.26. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $537.75 to $538.73. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $538.81 to $539. The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. The reporting person was awarded 19,800 employee stock options on March 1, 2019, which previously had fully vested.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 19,800 shares
Exercise shares: 19,800 shares
Exercise price: $227.25 per share
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5 metrics
Shares sold
19,800 shares
Total Class A Common Stock sold in open-market transactions on 2026-07-15
Exercise shares
19,800 shares
Employee stock options exercised into Class A Common Stock on 2026-07-15
Exercise price
$227.25 per share
Exercise price of employee stock options awarded on March 1, 2019
Sale price range
$529.02–$539.00 per share
Ranges of multiple trades; reported prices are weighted-average sales prices
Options remaining from 2019 grant
0 options
Employee stock options awarded March 1, 2019 fully exercised with no remaining balance
Key Terms
Rule 10b5-1, weighted average sales price, employee stock options, pre-planned trading plan
4 terms
Rule 10b5-1 regulatory
"pre-planned trading plan entered into in accordance with Rule 10b5-1"
Rule 10b5-1 is a regulation that allows company insiders to buy or sell their shares at predetermined times, even if they have access to non-public information. It acts like setting a schedule in advance for transactions, helping prevent accusations of unfair trading. This rule provides a way for insiders to plan trades transparently, giving investors confidence that these transactions are not based on hidden information.
weighted average sales price financial
"The price reported reflects the weighted average sales price."
employee stock options financial
"The reporting person was awarded 19,800 employee stock options on March 1, 2019"
Employee stock options are contracts that give workers the right to buy a company's shares at a set price sometime in the future, like a coupon that lets you purchase stock at today’s price later on. Investors care because they align employees’ incentives with company performance and create a potential future claim on shares that can reduce existing owners’ percentage and add to a company’s reported compensation costs.
pre-planned trading plan financial
"The transaction was effected pursuant to a pre-planned trading plan"
FAQ
What insider transactions did Mastercard (MA) executive Edward Grunde McLaughlin report?
Edward Grunde McLaughlin reported exercising 19,800 employee stock options at $227.25 per share and selling 19,800 Class A shares in open-market trades. The activity reflects an option exercise-and-sell sequence rather than a net increase in share ownership.
What stock options did McLaughlin exercise in this Mastercard (MA) Form 4?
McLaughlin exercised 19,800 employee stock options with an exercise price of $227.25 per share. According to the disclosure, these options were awarded on March 1, 2019 and had fully vested before the exercise reported on July 15, 2026.
Are McLaughlin’s 2019 Mastercard (MA) employee stock options still outstanding?
No. The filing notes he had been awarded 19,800 employee stock options on March 1, 2019, and the derivative table shows 0.0000 options remaining after this exercise, indicating that this grant has now been fully exercised with no balance left.