StandardAero (SARO) CEO’s family LLC sells 80,000 shares under 10b5-1 plan
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
StandardAero, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Russell Wayne Ford reported open-market sales of Common Stock through a family LLC under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The family LLC sold 40,000 shares at a weighted average price of about $30.44 on one day and 40,000 shares at about $30.12 on the next day, totaling 80,000 shares. After these transactions, indirect holdings via the family LLC were 446,955 shares, and direct holdings were 14,342 shares, indicating the CEO retains a substantial stake.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 80,000 shares ($2,422,344)
Net Sell
3 txns
Insider
Ford Russell Wayne
Role
Chief Executive Officer
Sold
80,000 shs ($2.42M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 40,000 | $30.1175 | $1.20M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 40,000 | $30.4411 | $1.22M |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 446,955 shares (Indirect, By Family LLC);
Common Stock — 14,342 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
- The sales reported herein were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the Reporting Person on August 18, 2025. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $30.20 to $30.67, 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 price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $30.00 to $30.73, 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.
Key Figures
Shares sold (total): 80,000 shares
First sale tranche: 40,000 shares at $30.4411
Second sale tranche: 40,000 shares at $30.1175
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7 metrics
Shares sold (total)
80,000 shares
Open-market sales by family LLC over two days
First sale tranche
40,000 shares at $30.4411
Common Stock sale, open market
Second sale tranche
40,000 shares at $30.1175
Common Stock sale, open market
Indirect holdings after
446,955 shares
Held via family LLC following transactions
Direct holdings after
14,342 shares
Directly held by Russell Wayne Ford
Trading plan adoption date
August 18, 2025
Date Rule 10b5-1 plan was adopted
Net share activity
-80,000 shares
Net-sell direction per transaction summary
Key Terms
Rule 10b5-1 plan, weighted average price, open-market sale, indirect ownership, +1 more
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Rule 10b5-1 plan regulatory
"The sales reported herein were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the Reporting Person on August 18, 2025."
A Rule 10b5-1 plan is a prearranged, written schedule that lets corporate insiders buy or sell company stock at set times or amounts, even if they later learn material nonpublic information. Think of it like setting an automatic thermostat for trades: it creates a clear record that trades were planned in advance, reducing the risk of insider-trading accusations and helping investors trust that insider transactions are routine rather than based on secret information.
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions..."
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.
open-market sale financial
"transaction_action: "open-market sale""
An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.
indirect ownership financial
"direct_or_indirect: "I", ownership_type: "indirect""
Family LLC financial
"nature_of_ownership: "By Family LLC""
FAQ
What insider activity did StandardAero (SARO) disclose in this Form 4?
StandardAero reported that CEO Russell Wayne Ford’s family LLC sold 80,000 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions. These trades occurred over two days and were executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating routine, scheduled selling activity.
Were the recent StandardAero (SARO) insider sales discretionary or pre-planned?
The sales were pre-planned. The filing states they were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 18, 2025. Such plans schedule trades in advance, reducing the importance of trade timing as a market signal.
What does the weighted average price disclosure mean in the StandardAero (SARO) filing?
The filing notes each reported sale price is a weighted average, with shares sold in multiple transactions across a range of prices. The reporting person offers to provide detailed trade data, including shares sold at each specific price level within those ranges, upon request.