MP Materials (NYSE: MP) CEO trims stake with 300,000-share sale
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
MP Materials Chairman and CEO James H. Litinsky reported open-market sales of a total of 300,000 shares of Common Stock through a revocable trust he controls. The sales occurred on May 12–13 at weighted average prices ranging from about $64 to $67 per share.
After these transactions, the trust holds 12,205,965 MP shares indirectly, while Litinsky also holds 216,397 shares directly. The filing describes the sale prices as weighted averages across multiple individual trades within the stated price ranges.
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Insider Trade Summary
Net Seller: 300,000 shares ($19,634,359)
Net Sell
5 txns
Insider
Litinsky James H.
Role
Chairman and CEO
Sold
300,000 shs ($19.63M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 93,959 | $65.31 | $6.14M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 83,229 | $64.93 | $5.40M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 19,844 | $67.12 | $1.33M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 102,968 | $65.67 | $6.76M |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 12,289,194 shares (Indirect, Held by James Henry Litinsky, Trustee of James Henry Litinsky Revocable Trust u/a/d 10/19/2011);
Common Stock — 216,397 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
- The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $67.00 to $67.46. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MP Materials Corp., any security holder of MP Materials Corp., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4. James Litinsky as sole trustee of the James Henry Litinsky, Trustee of James Henry Litinsky Revocable Trust u/a/d 10/19/2011. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $65.50 to $65.94. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MP Materials Corp., any security holder of MP Materials Corp., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (3) 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 $65.10 to $65.60. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MP Materials Corp., any security holder of MP Materials Corp., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (4) 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 $64.10 to $65.09. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MP Materials Corp., any security holder of MP Materials Corp., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (5) to this Form 4.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 300,000 shares
Sale price example: $67.12 per share
Sale price example: $64.93 per share
+2 more
5 metrics
Shares sold
300,000 shares
Total Common Stock sold in open-market trades on May 12–13
Sale price example
$67.12 per share
One reported weighted average sale price on May 12
Sale price example
$64.93 per share
One reported weighted average sale price on May 13
Indirect holdings after sale
12,205,965 shares
Shares held indirectly by revocable trust after transactions
Direct holdings reported
216,397 shares
Common Stock held directly by James H. Litinsky as of May 12
Key Terms
open-market sale, weighted average price, indirect ownership, Form 4
4 terms
open-market sale financial
"transaction_action: open-market sale of Common Stock by revocable trust"
An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.
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.
indirect ownership financial
"ownership_type: indirect, Held by James Henry Litinsky Revocable Trust"
Form 4 regulatory
"full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4."
Form 4 is a official document that company insiders, such as executives or major shareholders, file with regulators whenever they buy or sell company shares. It provides transparency about how those with inside knowledge are trading, helping investors see if insiders are confident in the company's prospects or may be selling for personal reasons. This information can influence investor decisions by revealing insiders' perspectives on the company's value.
FAQ
What insider transaction did MP (MP) report for James H. Litinsky?
MP Materials reported that Chairman and CEO James H. Litinsky, through a revocable trust, sold a total of 300,000 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions. The sales occurred over two days and were disclosed as weighted-average price trades.
What does "weighted average price" mean in the MP (MP) Form 4?
In this MP Materials Form 4, a weighted average price means each reported price aggregates many individual trades executed within a price range. The insider undertakes to provide the exact number of shares sold at each specific price within those ranges upon request.