TFS Financial (TFSL) CAO exercises options, delivers 10,248 shares for tax
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
TFS Financial Corporation’s Chief Accounting Officer, Susanne N. Miller, exercised employee stock options for 11,000 shares of common stock at $14.74 per share. According to the filing, these common shares were acquired upon the exercise and settlement of certain stock options.
Of the acquired shares, 10,248 shares of common stock at $16.33 per share were delivered back to the issuer to cover the option exercise price and related withholding taxes, a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, she holds 20,109 common shares directly, plus indirect holdings in a 401(k) and an ESOP.
The filing also shows remaining equity awards: 18,000 employee stock options with a $12.94 exercise price expiring on March 4, 2034, and 6,000 restricted stock units that each represent a right to receive one share of common stock and carry dividend equivalent rights.
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Insights
Routine option exercise with tax withholding; position remains sizeable.
Susanne N. Miller, Chief Accounting Officer of TFS Financial, exercised 11,000 stock options at $14.74 per share, converting a derivative award into common stock. The footnotes state these common shares were acquired upon the exercise and settlement of stock options.
To cover the option exercise price and applicable withholding taxes, 10,248 common shares at $16.33 per share were delivered to the issuer as a tax-withholding disposition. This is an internal settlement mechanism rather than an open-market sale, so it carries limited signaling value about her view of the stock.
After the transactions, Miller directly holds 20,109 common shares and still has unexercised equity: 18,000 options at an exercise price of $12.94 expiring on March 4, 2034, plus 6,000 restricted stock units with dividend equivalent rights. These remaining awards indicate continued exposure to future share performance, while the reported exercise-and-withhold pattern appears consistent with routine compensation and tax management.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 11,000 | $14.74 | $162K |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 11,000 | $14.74 | $162K |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 10,248 | $16.33 | $167K |
| holding | Restricted Stock Units | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- These common shares were acquired upon the exercise and settlement of certain stock options. These common shares were delivered to the issuer to pay for the options exercise price and applicable withholding tax due upon the exercise of certain stock options. Reflects transactions not required to be reported under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. On January 5, 2018, the reporting person received a grant of 11,000 stock options. These options fully vest on December 10, 2020. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of TFS Financial Corporation common stock. Restricted stock units are entitled to dividend equivalent rights in the form of a cash payment in the amount of any cash dividend paid per share of common stock. On March 4, 2024, the reporting person received a grant of 6,000 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). These RSUs fully vest on December 10, 2026. On March 4, 2024, the reporting person received a grant of 18,000 stock options. These options fully vest on December 10, 2026.