Motorola Solutions (MSI) CEO Executes Option Exercise and Share Sales on 09/12/2025
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Gregory Q. Brown, Motorola Solutions (MSI) Chairman and CEO, reported simultaneous option exercise and share sales on 09/12/2025. The filing shows the acquisition of 50,000 common shares via performance-based awards and the disposition of 50,000 common shares in a series of market sales with weighted-average prices ranging from $481.29 to $487.97. After the transactions the reporting person directly beneficially owned 46,936.41 shares. The filing also discloses multiple indirect holdings: 2,220 shares held by his wife, trusts holding 81,000, 43,180, 25,143, and 24,046 shares, and grantor retained annuity trusts holding 62,004 and 120,500 shares. The derivative section reports 100,000 performance-option-related units outstanding following the reported activity.
Positive
- Exercise of performance-based awards: acquisition of 50,000 shares from vested performance options
- Substantial indirect ownership retained: multiple trusts and family holdings totaling significant additional shares (e.g., 81,000, 120,500) which maintain alignment with shareholders
Negative
- Material share sales by CEO: disposition of 50,000 shares on 09/12/2025 via multiple transactions at weighted-average prices between $481.29 and $487.97
Insights
TL;DR: CEO exercised 50,000 performance-based awards and sold 50,000 shares the same day; substantial indirect holdings remain in trusts.
The filing documents a same-day exercise/acquisition of 50,000 common shares tied to prior performance awards and concurrent market sales totaling 50,000 shares across multiple trades with weighted-average prices approximately between $481 and $488. Direct ownership after the trades is reported as 46,936.41 shares while meaningful indirect holdings remain in family and grantor trusts, totaling several hundred thousand shares across named vehicles. For investors this is a routine Section 16 disclosure showing monetization of vested awards while retaining substantial family/trust positions.
TL;DR: Insider exercised vested performance awards and executed offsetting sales; significant alignment preserved via trusts.
The report explicitly shows the exercise/acquisition of shares from performance-based awards and immediate disposition of an equal number of shares via multiple sales, a pattern consistent with routine executive liquidity events rather than an indication of governance change. The filing also details extensive indirect ownership held in irrevocable and family trusts and two grantor retained annuity trusts, which demonstrates continued long-term economic alignment with shareholders through structured ownership vehicles.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Performance Options | 50,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 50,000 | $71.22 | $3.56M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 696 | $487.7128 | $339K |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 1,245 | $486.6848 | $606K |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 2,750 | $485.7613 | $1.34M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 4,648 | $484.7991 | $2.25M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 13,258 | $484.1156 | $6.42M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 11,812 | $483.0407 | $5.71M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 14,103 | $482.173 | $6.80M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 1,488 | $481.3965 | $716K |
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Footnotes (1)
- Includes shares acquired under the Motorola Solutions Employee Stock Purchase Plan and through the reinvestment of dividends. $487.7128 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $487.07 to $487.97. 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. $486.6848 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $486.19 to $487.01. 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. $485.7613 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $485.47 to $486.10. 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. $484.7991 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $484.48 to $485.325. 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. $484.1156 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $483.49 to $484.395. 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. $483.0407 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $482.55 to $483.45. 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. $482.1730 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $481.64 to $482.51. 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. $481.3965 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $481.29 to $481.54. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. These performance based stock options vested on March 10, 2019, upon the attainment of the satisfaction of certain financial performance objectives.
