Motorola Solutions CEO sells 100,000 shares
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Chairman and CEO Gregory Q. Brown exercised performance options for 100,000 shares and sold 100,000 common shares in open-market transactions.
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Form Type
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Chairman and CEO Gregory Q. Brown exercised performance options for 100,000 shares and sold 100,000 common shares in open-market transactions. The options were exercised at a price of $71.22 per share on February 23 and 24, 2026.
The sales were executed in multiple trades at weighted average prices generally between about $461 and $471 per share, leaving 47,166.73 shares held directly after the reported transactions. He also reports indirect ownership in Motorola Solutions stock through a 401(k) plan, his wife, and several family trusts, including blocks of 81,000 and 120,500 shares held in trusts for family beneficiaries.
Insider Trade Summary
Exercise and Sale: 100,000 shares ($39.53M approx. pre-tax spread)
Exercise and Sale
30 txns
Insider
BROWN GREGORY Q
Role
Chairman and CEO
Sold
100,000 shs ($46.66M)
Approx. gross sale proceeds
$46.66M
Approx. exercise cost
$7.12M
Approx. pre-tax spread
$39.53M
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Performance Options | 50,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 50,000 | $71.22 | $3.56M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 7,499 | $471.1068 | $3.53M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 8,853 | $470.2159 | $4.16M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 7,459 | $469.4704 | $3.50M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 4,373 | $468.4507 | $2.05M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 4,200 | $467.453 | $1.96M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 8,485 | $466.4621 | $3.96M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 3,025 | $465.7231 | $1.41M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 1,646 | $464.5596 | $765K |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 1,920 | $463.6123 | $890K |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 1,285 | $462.6261 | $594K |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 1,255 | $461.5705 | $579K |
| Exercise | Performance Options | 50,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 50,000 | $71.22 | $3.56M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 8,206 | $466.7129 | $3.83M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 12,207 | $465.7814 | $5.69M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 18,748 | $464.7805 | $8.71M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 5,095 | $464.0406 | $2.36M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 3,291 | $463.2298 | $1.52M |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 2,068 | $461.9232 | $955K |
| Sale | Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock | 385 | $461.32 | $178K |
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Holdings After Transaction:
Performance Options — 0 contracts (Direct);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 47,166.73 shares (Direct);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 5.06 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 — 173,369 shares (Indirect, By Trust);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 62,004 shares (Indirect, 2024-1 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust);
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock — 120,500 shares (Indirect, 2025-1 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust)
Footnotes (24)
- F1. Includes shares acquired under the Motorola Solutions Employee Stock Purchase Plan and through the reinvestment of dividends.
- F2. $466.7129 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $466.18 to $467.08. 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. $465.7814 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $465.30 to $466.17. 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. $464.7805 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $464.34 to $465.24. 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. $464.0406 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $463.41 to $464.30. 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. $463.2298 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $462.50 to $463.38. 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. $461.9232 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $461.69 to $462.46. 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. $471.1068 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $470.75 to $471.65. 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. $470.2159 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $469.85 to $470.74. 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. $469.4704 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $468.89 to $469.79. 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. $468.4507 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $467.99 to $468.86. 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. $467.4530 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $467.08 to $467.93. 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.
- F13. $466.4621 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $466.12 to $467.02. 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.
- F14. $465.7231 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $465.39 to $466.00. 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.
- F15. $464.5596 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $464.33 to $465.06. 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.
- F16. $463.6123 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $462.93 to $463.85. 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.
- F17. $462.6261 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $462.06 to $462.87. 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.
- F18. $461.5705 is the weighted average sales price. Prices for this transaction ranged from $461.295 to $461.87. 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.
- F19. Based on plan statement as of February 20, 2026.
- F20. 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.
- F21. 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.
- F22. 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.
- F23. 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.
- F24. These performance based stock options vested on March 10, 2019, upon the attainment of the satisfaction of certain financial performance objectives.
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What insider transactions did Motorola Solutions (MSI) report for its CEO?
Motorola Solutions reported that CEO Gregory Q. Brown exercised 100,000 performance stock options and sold 100,000 common shares in open-market trades. The activity occurred on February 23 and 24, 2026, and combined option exercises with subsequent share sales.
What indirect Motorola Solutions (MSI) holdings are associated with the CEO?
The filing lists indirect holdings through a Motorola Solutions 401(k) plan, shares held by his wife, and several trusts for family members. These include trusts holding 81,000 and 120,500 shares, among other family trust positions reported as indirect ownership.
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