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Preformed Line Products Company filings document formal disclosures for a Nasdaq-listed manufacturer serving energy, communications, cable, data communications, and related infrastructure markets. Recent Form 8-K reports cover operating results and financial condition, Regulation FD investor presentations, quarterly dividend actions, and other material corporate events tied to the company's common shares.
The company's proxy and annual meeting filings address board elections, advisory executive compensation votes, auditor ratification, shareholder voting results, and governance structure. Additional material-event filings document board and committee changes, while earnings exhibits provide segment commentary on PLP-USA and international operations, end-market demand, foreign-currency effects, and capital-allocation disclosures.
Timothy O'Shaughnessy, Vice President of Human Resources at Preformed Line Products Co. (PLPC), reported transactions on Form 4 related to his beneficial ownership. On 09/12/2025 he disposed of 1,000 common shares at a price of $188.37, leaving 5,000 shares held directly. He also has 92 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) plan. The filing shows restricted stock units totaling 2,751 units (817, 1,058 and 876) that are reported as beneficially owned and vest three years from the grant date. The Form 4 was signed by Caroline S. Vaccariello by power of attorney on 09/15/2025.
Caroline S. Vaccariello, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Preformed Line Products Co. (PLPC), reported insider transactions dated 09/12/2025. The filing shows a sale of 3,000 common shares at $188.37 each, leaving her with 1,908 shares directly owned. She also reports indirect beneficial ownership of 479 shares via a 401(k) plan and 16,857 shares held in a rabbi trust for a Deferred Compensation Plan.
The report discloses outstanding restricted stock units (RSUs) that convert to 966, 1,308 and 995 common shares respectively; the filer notes RSUs vest three years from grant. The Form 4 is signed by power of attorney on 09/15/2025. All information is limited to the transactions and holdings stated in the filing.
Morcos Assaad A, Vice President, US Manufacturing of Preformed Line Products Co (PLPC), executed a routine option exercise and sale on 08/04/2025. He exercised the final vested tranche of 625 stock options from a 2022 grant at an exercise price of $61.24 per share and subsequently disposed of 625 common shares at $154.28 per share, leaving 0 direct common shares following the transactions. The filing shows he continues to hold 681 restricted stock units and 7,500 outstanding stock options granted on 12/11/2024 with scheduled vesting through 2027. The form lists the specific vesting schedules for the 2022 and 2024 option grants and confirms the transaction was reported by power of attorney.
Klaus Andrew S, Chief Financial Officer of Preformed Line Products Co. (PLPC), reported a sale of 3,000 common shares on 08/04/2025 at a reported price of $154.28 per share. Following the reported transaction the filing shows 15,090 common shares beneficially owned directly.
The filing also discloses 4,947 shares held indirectly via a rabbi trust for a deferred compensation plan and restricted stock units representing 1,139, 1,221 and 1,539 underlying shares (total 3,899 RSUs) that vest three years from the grant date. The Form 4 was signed by power of attorney on 08/11/2025.
Robert G. Ruhlman, Executive Chairman, Director and 10% owner of Preformed Line Products Co. (PLPC), reported a sale of 10,000 common shares on 08/04/2025 at a price of $154.28 per share, leaving 280,711 shares beneficially owned directly after the transaction. The filing also lists indirect beneficial ownership across several accounts: 100,500 shares by spouse, 574.71 by a Roth IRA, 6,272.18 by a 401(k) plan, and multiple trusts totaling 833,028 shares (134,769; 156,648; 137,411; 405,200). The Form 4 was signed by power of attorney on 08/11/2025.
Form 4 filing overview — Preformed Line Products Co. (PLPC)
Director Michael E. Gibbons reported one transaction dated 07/01/2025 under the company’s Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Mr. Gibbons elected to defer 2025 director fees, causing the company to credit a rabbi trust with 117 common shares of PLPC at an acquisition price of $159.81 per share. Following the credit, the trust holds 14,608 shares on Mr. Gibbons’ behalf. A separate line shows 2,961 common shares with a disposition marker (D), but the filing does not provide a transaction date, price, or narrative for this item.
No derivative securities were reported, and there were no open-market purchases or sales by the director personally; the activity is entirely related to deferred compensation.
- The transaction is routine, non-cash and not likely to be materially impactful for shareholders.
- No earnings data, strategic developments, or changes in beneficial ownership percentages were disclosed.
Preformed Line Products has filed Post-Effective Amendments to deregister securities from three Form S-8 Registration Statements (Nos. 333-73690, 333-153263, and 333-173986). The amendments relate to expired employee benefit plans, specifically the 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan and the Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan of 2008.
Key details:
- The company is classified as an Accelerated Filer
- Executive leadership includes Robert G. Ruhlman as Executive Chairman, J. Ryan Ruhlman as President, and Andrew S. Klaus as CFO
- Caroline S. Vaccariello serves as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
- The filing includes a Power of Attorney appointing Caroline S. Vaccariello, Dennis F. McKenna, and Andrew S. Klaus as attorneys-in-fact
This administrative filing effectively terminates the registration of any unsold securities under these expired employee benefit plans, streamlining the company's registration obligations.