150K Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) shares sold via CEO 10b5-1 plan
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Pitney Bowes entities associated with President & CEO Kurt James Wolf sold 150,000 shares of common stock in open-market transactions at a weighted average price of $10.305 per share on February 23, 2026. These transactions were executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 10, 2025 during an open trading window.
After these sales, Hestia Capital Partners, LP held 7,734,668 shares, separately managed accounts held 571,137 shares, and Wolf directly held 53,789 shares of Pitney Bowes common stock. The filing notes that Wolf may be deemed a beneficial owner of the indirectly held shares but disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
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Insider Trade Summary
Net Seller: 150,000 shares ($1,545,750)
Net Sell
3 txns
Insider
Wolf Kurt James
Role
President & CEO
Sold
150,000 shs ($1.55M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 136,500 | $10.305 | $1.41M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 13,500 | $10.305 | $139K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 7,734,668 shares (Indirect, By Hestia Capital Partners, LP);
Common Stock — 53,789 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
- The stock option exercises and broker-assisted sales transactions reported were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on November 10, 2025 during the Company's open window period (the "Trading Plan"). The price reported here is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.245 to $10.44, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, 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 herein. The reporting person is the managing member of (a) Hestia Partners GP, the general partner of Hestia Capital Partners, LP (Hestia Capital), and (b) Hestia LLC, the investment manager of Hestia Capital and certain separately managed accounts (the SMAs). As the managing member of each of Hestia Partners GP and Hestia LLC, the reporting person may be deemed the beneficial owner of the shares directly owned by Hestia Capital and shares held in the SMAs. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein
FAQ
Were these Pitney Bowes (PBI) insider sales made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?
Yes, the sales were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The plan was adopted by Kurt James Wolf on November 10, 2025 during the company’s open trading window, allowing pre-scheduled transactions independent of later market or company developments.