Savers Value Village CEO Walsh exercises options and sells 4,096 shares under 10b5-1
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Mark T. Walsh, CEO and Director of Savers Value Village, Inc. (SVV), reported option exercise and an offsetting sale on 09/11/2025. He exercised 4,096 options with an exercise price of $1.41 per share, producing 4,096 shares acquired. Those same 4,096 shares were sold under a 10b5-1 plan adopted May 19, 2025, at a weighted-average sale price of $13.0174 per share, with trade executions ranging from $13.00 to $13.04. Following these transactions, the report shows Mr. Walsh beneficially owns 2,104,710 shares directly. The exercised options originated from an October 7, 2019 grant that fully vested on October 7, 2024; approximately 37% of the options were time-based and 63% performance-based.
Positive
- Transactions executed under a documented 10b5-1 plan (adopted May 19, 2025), which provides pre-specified trading parameters.
- Options fully vested from the October 7, 2019 grant (fully vested on October 7, 2024), with vesting breakdown disclosed (~37% time-based, ~63% performance-based).
- Full disclosure of sale pricing including weighted-average price ($13.0174) and execution range ($13.00 to $13.04) and offer to provide per-price execution details upon request.
Negative
- Insider sale of 4,096 shares was reported, which may be perceived negatively by some investors despite being under a 10b5-1 plan.
- After the reported sale, the filing lists zero beneficial ownership for the 4,096 shares sold (the report shows the sold shares no longer held), indicating a reduction in that tranche of holdings.
Insights
TL;DR: Insider exercised options and sold the same number of shares under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan; overall direct beneficial ownership remains material.
The filing documents a routine post-vesting exercise and contemporaneous sale executed pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan, with an exercise price of $1.41 and a weighted-average sale price of $13.0174 for 4,096 shares. The filing discloses full vesting of the October 2019 option grant as of October 7, 2024 and quantifies the split between time-based and performance-based options. From a market-impact perspective, the sizes reported are small relative to institutional blocks but meaningful for disclosure: the reporting person retains 2,104,710 shares of common stock after these transactions.
TL;DR: Transaction follows an adopted 10b5-1 plan and documents vesting terms; disclosure appears complete and procedurally conforming.
The report includes the required explanatory information: adoption date of the 10b5-1 plan, weighted-average sale price and price range, and vesting schedule details for the 2019 option grant. Signature by attorney-in-fact is provided. The filing explains the composition of the option award (approx. 37% time-based, 63% performance-based) and the performance-based vesting linkage to IPO and further stock-price criteria. From a governance standpoint, the filing supplies the detail investors and regulators expect for insider transactions.