TEL Executive Offloads Stock After Option Exercise Worth Over $2M

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) filed a Form 4 reporting that Transportation Solutions President Aaron K. Stucki exercised 13,100 stock options at $93.36 and immediately sold the same number of common shares at $170.00 on 26-Jun-2025 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted 27-Nov-2024.

The trades generated gross proceeds of roughly $2.2 million and reduced Stucki’s direct holdings from about 36,757 to 23,657 shares—a decline of roughly one-third. No derivative securities remain outstanding from the 2017 grant. Such sizable, pre-planned insider sales can influence market sentiment and are closely watched by investors.

Positive

• None.

Negative

• President sold 13,100 shares worth ≈$2.2 million, cutting direct ownership by roughly one-third, a potential negative sentiment signal despite 10b5-1 plan.

Insights

Corporate Governance Analyst

TL;DR: $2.2 M insider sale trims stake by ~36%, could pressure sentiment.

Key takeaways: the option exercise/sale pair is sizeable for a business-unit president, yet executed under a disclosed 10b5-1 plan, mitigating concerns of opportunistic timing. Still, liquidating all shares obtained from exercise signals limited incremental conviction at current price levels. Remaining 23.7 k shares provide some alignment, but investors often treat large sales—even pre-planned—as mildly bearish in the absence of offsetting buys.

Portfolio Strategist

TL;DR: Transaction looks valuation-driven, not operationally driven; neutral impact.

From a portfolio perspective, this sale represents about $2.2 M in liquidity but only a fraction of daily TEL volume, so technical impact should be limited. The 10b5-1 plan reduces informational asymmetry risk. There is no indication of adverse fundamentals—options were nearing expiration (2027) and deeply in-the-money. Therefore the filing does not alter the core investment thesis but serves as a reminder to monitor further insider activity.

Insider Trade Summary

Exercise and Sale: 13,100 shares ($1.00M approx. pre-tax spread)

Exercise and Sale 3 txns

Insider Stucki Aaron Kyle

Role Pres. Transportation Solutions

Sold 13,100 shs ($2.23M)

Approx. gross sale proceeds $2.23M

Approx. exercise cost $1.22M

Approx. pre-tax spread $1.00M

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Exercise	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	13,100	$0.00	$0.00
Exercise	Common Shares	13,100	$93.36	$1.22M
Sale	Common Shares	13,100	$170.00	$2.23M

Holdings After Transaction: Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 0 shares (Direct); Common Shares — 23,657.18 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (2)

1. F1. This sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on November 27, 2024.
2. F2. Options are exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary of November 13, 2017.

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FAQ

How many TE Connectivity shares did Aaron Stucki sell on 26-Jun-2025?

He sold 13,100 common shares.

What was the sale price of TEL shares in the Form 4?

Shares were sold at $170.00 per share.

Was the transaction executed under a 10b5-1 plan?

Yes, the sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 27-Nov-2024.

How many TEL shares does the officer own after the transaction?

Stucki now directly owns 23,657 common shares.

Did the officer retain any derivative securities after exercising options?

No, the 2017 option grant was fully exercised; no derivative securities remain.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:			3235-0287
Estimated average burden
hours per response:			0.5

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

X

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Stucki Aaron Kyle

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1050 WESTLAKES DRIVE

(Street)

BERWYN PA 19312

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TE Connectivity plc [ TEL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Pres. Transportation Solutions

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/26/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares	06/26/2025		M(1)		13,100	A	$93.36	36,757.18	D
Common Shares	06/26/2025		S(1)		13,100	D	$170	23,657.18	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$93.36	06/26/2025		M(1)			13,100	(2)	11/13/2027	Common Shares	13,100	$0.0000	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on November 27, 2024.

2. Options are exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary of November 13, 2017.

	H. Gregory Barksdale, attorney-in-fact	06/27/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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