MCO Form 4: Fauber exercises options at $80.81/$94.18/$113.34 and sells shares
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Robert Fauber, President and CEO and a director of Moody's Corporation (MCO), reported option exercises and a sale on 08/15/2025 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted July 30, 2024. He exercised employee stock options with exercise prices of $80.81, $94.18 and $113.34, increasing his reported option holdings and resulting in recorded additions of 56, 134 and 91 shares (as shown on the form). The filing also reports a sale of 415 shares at $521.45, leaving reported beneficial ownership of 61,617.984 shares following the transactions. The Form 4 was signed by a power of attorney for Mr. Fauber on 08/18/2025.
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Insights
TL;DR: Routine insider option exercises and a small sale under a pre-existing 10b5-1 plan; no new operational disclosures.
The Form 4 documents non-derivative and derivative transactions by CEO Robert Fauber on 08/15/2025. He exercised three tranches of employee options with strikes at $80.81, $94.18 and $113.34 and reported additions corresponding to those exercises. The sale of 415 shares at $521.45 was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted 07/30/2024. These are standard equity-compensation and 10b5-1 plan activities and do not, by themselves, provide new information about Moody's business performance or financial outlook.
TL;DR: Insider disclosures align with Section 16 timing and 10b5-1 plan rules; documentation appears complete.
The filing lists Mr. Fauber as both officer and director and shows exercises of employee stock options and a subsequent sale under an established 10b5-1 trading plan. The report includes vesting schedules for the option tranches and cites the 10b5-1 plan adoption date of 07/30/2024. From a governance perspective, the disclosure meets Form 4 reporting requirements and signals use of a pre-approved trading plan to avoid ad hoc insider trades.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 56 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 134 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 91 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 56 | $80.81 | $5K |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 134 | $94.18 | $13K |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 91 | $113.34 | $10K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 415 | $521.45 | $216K |
Footnotes (1)
- Exercise and sale of shares pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by Mr. Fauber on July 30, 2024. One fourth of the options vest each year beginning with the date indicated.
