TransDigm (TDG) director’s family trust sells 10,132 shares after option exercise
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
TransDigm Group director W. Nicholas Howley, through the W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/99, reported an exercise-and-sell transaction in TransDigm common stock. On 2026-05-18, the trust exercised stock options for 10,132 shares at an exercise price of $66.47 per share and sold 10,132 common shares in a series of open-market trades at prices around $1,160–$1,189 per share. Following these transactions, the filing shows indirect ownership of 21,547.513 TransDigm common shares by the trust.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 10,132 shares ($11,964,054)
Net Sell
27 txns
Insider
Howley W Nicholas
Role
null
Sold
10,132 shs ($11.96M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option | 10,132 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 10,132 | $66.47 | $673K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 40 | $1,145.16 | $46K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 60 | $1,146.4167 | $69K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 80 | $1,150.1738 | $92K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 80 | $1,160.00 | $93K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 50 | $1,162.945 | $58K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 23 | $1,163.98 | $27K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 110 | $1,165.5077 | $128K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 586 | $1,167.0476 | $684K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 463 | $1,168.325 | $541K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 390 | $1,169.2421 | $456K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 60 | $1,170.38 | $70K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 220 | $1,172.3109 | $258K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 685 | $1,174.1654 | $804K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 313 | $1,175.9556 | $368K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 40 | $1,176.675 | $47K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 140 | $1,178.1414 | $165K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 250 | $1,179.672 | $295K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 437 | $1,180.969 | $516K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 290 | $1,182.8062 | $343K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 87 | $1,183.8559 | $103K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,075 | $1,185.0532 | $1.27M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 448 | $1,185.9748 | $531K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 272 | $1,187.1123 | $323K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 3,801 | $1,188.1284 | $4.52M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 132 | $1,189.0162 | $157K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Stock Option — 32,096 shares (Indirect, W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/99);
Common Stock — 31,679.513 shares (Indirect, W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/99)
Footnotes (1)
- The exercise price has been adjusted for dividends declared since August 1, 2022. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,172.0000 - $1,172.3600. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,174.0600 - $1,174.9900. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,175.4600 - $1,176.3800. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,176.5000 - $1,177.1200. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,177.9900 - $1,178.5200. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,179.3800 - $1,180.1900. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,180.6400 - $1,181.5900. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,182.2300 - $1,183.0000. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,183.2500 - $1,184.0700. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,184.2800 - $1,185.2000. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,145.0100 - $1,145.3100. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,185.5000 - $1,186.3950. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,186.5700 - $1,187.5000. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,187.6700 - $1,188.6400. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,188.7700 - $1,189.2700. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,146.3700 - $1,146.4400. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,149.9500 - $1,150.8450. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,165.0000 - $1,165.6600. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,166.4500 - $1,167.4000. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,167.7900 - $1,168.7200. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,168.9600 - $1,169.6100. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $1,170.0000 - $1,170.6800. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 10,132 shares
Shares acquired via exercise: 10,132 shares
Option exercise price: $66.47 per share
+3 more
6 metrics
Shares sold
10,132 shares
Open-market sales on May 18, 2026
Shares acquired via exercise
10,132 shares
Stock options converted to common on May 18, 2026
Option exercise price
$66.47 per share
Adjusted for dividends since August 1, 2022
Representative sale price
$1,189.0162 per share
One trade bucket price on May 18, 2026
Indirect common shares held
21,547.513 shares
Common stock indirectly owned after transactions
Stock options remaining
32,096 options
Stock option derivative position following exercise
Key Terms
open-market sale, Stock Option, average weighted price, exercise price, +1 more
5 terms
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.
Stock Option financial
"security_title: "Stock Option" for derivative transaction"
A stock option is a contract that gives you the right to buy or sell a company's stock at a specific price within a certain time frame. People use them to potentially make money if the stock's price moves favorably or to protect against losses. It's like holding a coupon that can be used to buy or sell stock at a set price later on.
average weighted price financial
"Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold."
exercise price financial
"The exercise price has been adjusted for dividends declared since August 1, 2022."
The exercise price is the fixed amount at which you can buy or sell an asset, like a stock, when using an options contract. It matters because it helps determine whether exercising the option will be profitable or not, depending on the current market price. Think of it as the set price you agree on today to buy or sell later.
derivative security financial
"Exercise or conversion of derivative security"
A derivative security is a financial contract whose value comes from the price or performance of something else, such as a stock, bond, commodity, or market index. For investors it acts like an insurance policy or a wager: it can be used to protect against losses, lock in prices, or amplify gains and losses, so it can change a portfolio’s risk and potential return without owning the underlying asset directly.
FAQ
What insider transaction did TransDigm (TDG) report for W. Nicholas Howley?
TransDigm reported that director W. Nicholas Howley, via a family trust, exercised stock options for 10,132 shares and sold 10,132 common shares in open-market trades on 18 May 2026 at prices around $1,160–$1,189 per share.
What was the exercise price of the TransDigm (TDG) stock options exercised?
The stock options were exercised at an exercise price of $66.47 per share. A footnote notes this exercise price has been adjusted for dividends declared since August 1, 2022, reflecting TransDigm’s dividend history over that period.
Were the TransDigm (TDG) insider sales made directly by W. Nicholas Howley?
The sales were reported as indirect, made by the W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/99. The Form 4 attributes ownership and transactions to this trust entity rather than to Howley personally as a direct shareholder.
How were the sale prices for the TransDigm (TDG) insider trades reported?
Each trade line reports a weighted-average sale price, with footnotes stating shares were sold in price ranges, such as $1,172.00–$1,172.36 and similar bands. The filer undertakes to provide full price breakdowns upon request.