Rockwell SVP sells 2,538 shares after option exercise
Rockwell Automation SVP and Chief Information Officer Christopher Nardecchia exercised employee stock options and sold the resulting shares.
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Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Rockwell Automation SVP and Chief Information Officer Christopher Nardecchia exercised employee stock options and sold the resulting shares. On May 5, 2026, he exercised options for 2,538 shares of Rockwell Automation common stock at $350.76 per share and sold 2,538 shares in multiple open‑market transactions at weighted average prices of about $440.82, $447.37, and $450.04 per share. The filing notes these transactions were carried out under a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan entered into on November 26, 2025, and that he continues to hold Rockwell Automation stock, including shares held indirectly through the Company Savings Plan.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Exercise and Sale: 2,538 shares ($243K approx. pre-tax spread)
Exercise and Sale
6 txns
Insider
Nardecchia Christopher
Role
SVP, Chief Information Officer
Sold
2,538 shs ($1.13M)
Approx. gross sale proceeds
$1.13M
Approx. exercise cost
$890K
Approx. pre-tax spread
$243K
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 2,538 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 2,538 | $350.76 | $890K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 586 | $440.821 | $258K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,402 | $447.3675 | $627K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 550 | $450.035 | $248K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 200 contracts (Direct);
Common Stock — 14,232 shares (Direct);
Common Stock — 5.606 shares (Indirect, By Savings Plan)
Footnotes (5)
- F1. Shares exercised and sold pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into on 11/26/2025.
- F2. Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $440.00 to $440.97. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any shareowners of the Company and the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F3. Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $447.3650 to $447.5050. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any shareowners of the Company and the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F4. Includes shares represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company Savings Plan since the date last reported for this person based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of 3/31/2026. The number of stock fund units represented by the balance of the participant's Company stock fund account may not exactly equal the number of stock fund units represented by a prior balance due to variance in the proportion of uninvested cash held in the reference fund used to determine unit values of the Company stock fund under the Plan.
- F5. The options vest in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the date exercisable.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 2,538 shares
Option exercise price: $350.76 per share
Sale price (trade 1): $450.0350 per share
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8 metrics
Shares sold
2,538 shares
Total common shares sold in open-market transactions on May 5, 2026
Option exercise price
$350.76 per share
Employee stock option exercise price for 2,538 common shares
Sale price (trade 1)
$450.0350 per share
Weighted average price for 550 shares of common stock sold
Sale price (trade 2)
$447.3675 per share
Weighted average price for 1,402 shares of common stock sold
Sale price (trade 3)
$440.8210 per share
Weighted average price for 586 shares of common stock sold
Savings Plan units
5.6060 shares
Indirect common stock holding by Company Savings Plan as reported
Rule 10b5-1 plan date
November 26, 2025
Date the trading plan governing the exercise and sale was entered into
Option expiration
December 7, 2031
Stated expiration date of the employee stock option grant
Key Terms
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy), weighted average price, Company Savings Plan, +1 more
5 terms
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan regulatory
"Shares exercised and sold pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into on 11/26/2025."
A Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is a pre-arranged schedule that allows company insiders to buy or sell stock at specific times, even if they have inside information. It helps prevent accusations of unfair trading by making these transactions look planned and transparent, rather than sneaky or illegal.
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) financial
"security_title: "Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)" with underlying security title Common Stock."
weighted average price financial
"Price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares sold at prices ranging from $440.00 to $440.97."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
Company Savings Plan financial
"shares represented by Company stock fund units acquired under the Company Savings Plan since the date last reported"
stock fund units financial
"The number of stock fund units represented by the balance of the participant's Company stock fund account may not exactly equal"
FAQ
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What insider transaction did Rockwell Automation (ROK) report for Christopher Nardecchia?
Rockwell Automation reported that SVP and CIO Christopher Nardecchia exercised options for 2,538 common shares at $350.76 and sold 2,538 shares in open‑market transactions on May 5, 2026, at weighted average prices around $440–$450 per share.
How many Rockwell Automation (ROK) options did Christopher Nardecchia exercise?
Nardecchia exercised employee stock options covering 2,538 Rockwell Automation common shares at an exercise price of $350.76 per share. These options were described as an “Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)” with underlying common stock of 2,538 shares.
What does the Form 4 say about Rockwell Automation (ROK) Savings Plan holdings?
A footnote explains that indirect holdings include shares represented by Company stock fund units in the Rockwell Automation Savings Plan, based on information as of March 31, 2026, and that unit counts can vary due to changes in uninvested cash proportions in the fund.
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