Motorola Solutions CEO Brown sells 25,000 shares
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Form Type
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) Chairman and CEO Gregory Q. Brown exercised 25,000 performance options at $81.37 per share on November 10, 2026, and acquired 25,000 common shares. He also sold 25,000 common shares in ten transactions, at reported weighted-average prices ranging from $521.3031 to $529.7344. The report lists 200,000 performance options expiring March 9, 2027. Other reported indirect holdings included 71,270 shares in the 2025-1 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, 39,671 in the 2026-1 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, 81,500 in the 2026-2 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, 2,220 shares held by his wife, and 32.88 shares in the company 401(k) plan, based on a plan statement as of November 2, 2026. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Insider Trade Summary
Exercise and Sale: 25,000 shares ($11.12M approx. pre-tax spread)
Exercise and Sale
12 txns
Insider
BROWN GREGORY Q
Role
Chairman and CEO
Sold
25,000 shs ($13.15M)
Approx. gross sale proceeds
$13.15M
Approx. exercise cost
$2.03M
Approx. pre-tax spread
$11.12M
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Performance Options F17 | 25,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F1 | 25,000 | $81.37 | $2.03M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F2, F1 | 1,564 | $529.7344 | $829K |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F3, F1 | 4,033 | $528.7764 | $2.13M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F4, F1 | 4,122 | $527.7919 | $2.18M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F5, F1 | 1,941 | $526.9017 | $1.02M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F6, F1 | 3,185 | $525.8958 | $1.67M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F7, F1 | 3,636 | $524.801 | $1.91M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F8, F1 | 3,719 | $523.7503 | $1.95M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F9, F1 | 2,160 | $522.799 | $1.13M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F10, F1 | 480 | $521.94 | $251K |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F11, F1 | 160 | $521.3031 | $83K |
| Holding | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F12 | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F13 | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F14 | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F15 | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock F16 | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Performance Options — 200,000 options (Direct);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 66,768.95 shares (Direct);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 32.88 shares (Indirect, Motorola Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 2,220 shares (Indirect, Held by wife);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 138,977 shares (Indirect, By Trust);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 71,270 shares (Indirect, 2025-1 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 39,671 shares (Indirect, 2026-1 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 81,500 shares (Indirect, 2026-2 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust)
Footnotes (17)
- F1. Includes shares acquired under the Motorola Solutions Employee Stock Purchase Plan and through the reinvestment of dividends.
- F2. $529.7344 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $529.34 to $530.31. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F3. $528.7764 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $528.29 to $529.25. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F4. $527.7919 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $527.285 to $528.26. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F5. $526.9017 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $526.37 to $527.265. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F6. $525.8958 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $525.38 to $526.26. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F7. $524.8010 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $524.30 to $525.245. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F8. $523.7503 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $523.27 to $524.255. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F9. $522.7990 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $522.2775 to $523.26. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F10. $521.94 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $521.44 to $522.26. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F11. $521.3031 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $521.2325 to $521.365. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F12. Based on plan statement as of November 2, 2026.
- F13. These shares are held in an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the reporting person's wife and children. The reporting person's wife is trustee of this trust.
- F14. These shares are held in a family trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's child is trustee of this trust
- F15. These shares are held in a non-exempt gift trust for the benefit of the reporting person's child. The reporting person's wife is trustee of this trust.
- F16. These shares are held in a non-exempt gift trust for the benefit of the reporting person's child. The reporting person's wife is trustee of this trust.
- F17. These performance based stock options vested on March 9, 2020, upon the attainment of the satisfaction of certain financial performance objectives.
Key Figures
Performance options exercised: 25,000 options
Exercise price: $81.37 per share
Common shares acquired: 25,000 shares
+5 more
8 metrics
Performance options exercised
25,000 options
Exercised November 10, 2026
Exercise price
$81.37 per share
Performance options exercised November 10, 2026
Common shares acquired
25,000 shares
Upon exercise on November 10, 2026
Common shares sold
25,000 shares
Ten transactions on November 10, 2026
Weighted-average sale prices
$521.3031–$529.7344 per share
Reported across the ten sale transactions
Performance options reported after exercise
200,000 options
Expiration date March 9, 2027
Grantor Retained Annuity Trust holdings
71,270; 39,671; and 81,500 shares
Reported for the 2025-1, 2026-1, and 2026-2 trusts, respectively
401(k) Plan shares
32.88 shares
Based on a plan statement as of November 2, 2026
Key Terms
performance based stock options, weighted average sales price, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, reinvestment of dividends, +2 more
6 terms
performance based stock options financial
"These performance based stock options vested on March 9, 2020"
weighted average sales price financial
"$529.7344 is the weighted average sales price"
Employee Stock Purchase Plan financial
"shares acquired under the Motorola Solutions Employee Stock Purchase Plan"
An employee stock purchase plan is a company program that lets workers buy shares through small payroll deductions, often at a discount to the market price and after a set offering period. Think of it like a workplace savings plan that turns into ownership: it encourages employees to share in the company’s success and can create predictable buying or selling of stock that investors watch because it affects supply, demand and employee incentives.
reinvestment of dividends financial
"through the reinvestment of dividends"
Grantor Retained Annuity Trust financial
"2025-1 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust"
A grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) is an estate-planning tool where the person who creates the trust transfers assets into it but receives fixed cash payments (an annuity) from the trust for a set number of years; whatever remains after that term passes to designated beneficiaries. It matters to investors because it can shift future appreciation of assets out of the creator’s taxable estate—like putting an asset into a timed vending machine that pays you fixed amounts while any extra value that grows inside the machine goes to heirs with reduced gift or estate tax consequences.
Rule 10b5-1 plan regulatory
"No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported"
A Rule 10b5-1 plan is a prearranged, written schedule that lets corporate insiders buy or sell company stock at set times or amounts, even if they later learn material nonpublic information. Think of it like setting an automatic thermostat for trades: it creates a clear record that trades were planned in advance, reducing the risk of insider-trading accusations and helping investors trust that insider transactions are routine rather than based on secret information.
FAQ
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How many MSI performance options did Gregory Q. Brown exercise?
He exercised 25,000 performance options at $81.37 per share and acquired 25,000 common shares. The report lists 200,000 performance options expiring March 9, 2027.
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