Mettler-Toledo (NYSE: MTD) CFO sells 2,240 shares after option exercise
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Mettler-Toledo International reports that Chief Financial Officer Shawn Vadala exercised stock options covering 2,240 shares of common stock on August 3, 2026 at an exercise price of $595.3100 per share. The option grant, which vested annually in five equal installments, was fully exercised.
On the same date, he acquired and then sold 2,240 shares of common stock at a sale price of $1,432.0000 per share, resulting in a reported net disposition of 2,240 shares in this sequence of transactions.
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Insider Trade Summary
Exercise and Sale: 2,240 shares ($1.87M approx. pre-tax spread)
Exercise and Sale
3 txns
Insider
Vadala Shawn
Role
Chief Financial Officer
Sold
2,240 shs ($3.21M)
Approx. gross sale proceeds
$3.21M
Approx. exercise cost
$1.33M
Approx. pre-tax spread
$1.87M
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (right to buy) F1 | 2,240 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 2,240 | $595.31 | $1.33M |
| Sale | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 2,240 | $1,432.00 | $3.21M |
Holdings After Transaction:
Stock Option (right to buy) — 0 shares (Direct);
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share — 5,579 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
- F1. The options vested annually in five equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
Key Figures
Options exercised: 2,240 shares
Option exercise price: $595.3100 per share
Shares sold: 2,240 shares
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7 metrics
Options exercised
2,240 shares
Stock options exercised by CFO on 2026-08-03
Option exercise price
$595.3100 per share
Exercise price of stock option grant dated 2019-11-08
Shares sold
2,240 shares
Common stock sold by CFO on 2026-08-03
Sale price
$1,432.0000 per share
Per-share price for sale of common stock
Option grant date
2019-11-08
Date the exercised stock options were granted
Option expiration date
2028-11-08
Expiration of the exercised stock option grant
Net share change
-2,240 shares
NetBuySellShares from transaction summary (net-sell)
Key Terms
Stock Option (right to buy), derivative security, Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, Sale in open market or private transaction
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Stock Option (right to buy) financial
"Security title: Stock Option (right to buy)"
derivative security financial
"Transaction code description: Exercise or conversion of derivative security"
A derivative security is a financial contract whose value comes from the price or performance of something else, such as a stock, bond, commodity, or market index. For investors it acts like an insurance policy or a wager: it can be used to protect against losses, lock in prices, or amplify gains and losses, so it can change a portfolio’s risk and potential return without owning the underlying asset directly.
Sale in open market or private transaction financial
"Transaction code description: Sale in open market or private transaction"
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FAQ
What insider activity did Mettler-Toledo (MTD) CFO Shawn Vadala report?
Shawn Vadala, Mettler-Toledo International’s Chief Financial Officer, reported exercising stock options for 2,240 shares at $595.3100 per share and selling 2,240 common shares at $1,432.0000 per share on August 3, 2026.
What were the key terms of the MTD stock options exercised by the CFO?
The exercised award was a stock option for 2,240 shares with an exercise price of $595.3100, granted on November 8, 2019 and expiring November 8, 2028. Footnotes state the options vested annually in five equal installments.
Was the Mettler-Toledo (MTD) CFO’s trade made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?
The filing’s Rule 10b5-1 checkbox is not marked as affirmative, so these transactions are not indicated as being executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan in this report.