TG Form 4: William M. Gottwald reports sales on 07/31 08/01/2025
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Form 4 summary: William M. Gottwald, a director of Tredegar Corporation (TG), reported multiple open-market sales of Tredegar common stock on 07/31/2025 and 08/01/2025. The transactions total 9,657 shares sold at prices ranging from $8.48 to $8.71. Following the reported sales, the filing shows 788,559 shares beneficially owned (indirect). The Form 4 was signed 08/04/2025 by John D. Gottwald as attorney-in-fact.
Ownership structure noted: Footnotes disclose indirect ownership via the reporting person's wife, co-trustees for family beneficiaries, the reporting person as trustee of a revocable trust, and co-trustee of a Residual 10-Year CLAT.
Positive
- Complete disclosure of indirect ownership via spouse and multiple trusts (footnotes 1 64)
- Transactions reported promptly with dates, quantities, and prices and a signed filing (08/04/2025)
Negative
- Insider sales: Director reported selling 9,657 shares on 07/31/2025 and 08/01/2025 at $8.48 6$8.71, reducing indirect holdings to 788,559 shares
Insights
TL;DR: Director executed modest, disclosed open-market sales totaling 9,657 shares at ~$8.5; holding remains largely indirect via trusts.
The filing documents routine open-market sales across two dates (07/31/2025 and 08/01/2025) at prices between $8.48 and $8.71. Total shares sold reported in the filing equal 9,657, with beneficial ownership reported as 788,559 shares (indirect) after the transactions. Transactions appear executed in small lots at nearby prices, consistent with systematic divestiture rather than a single large block sale. Filing is complete with footnotes clarifying indirect ownership via spouse and multiple trusts.
TL;DR: Disclosure is transparent; sales by a director are material to monitor but do not indicate corporate disclosure gaps.
The Form 4 discloses the reporting persons indirect holdings and the nature of those holdings (wife, co-trustee FBO family, revocable trust, CLAT). The signature by an attorney-in-fact is recorded with date 08/04/2025. From a governance perspective, the filing meets Section 16 reporting requirements and provides clear provenance of indirect ownership. Investors should note the timing and incremental sizes of the sales for any pattern analysis.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 38 | $8.50 | $323.00 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 269 | $8.49 | $2K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 115 | $8.485 | $975.78 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 117 | $8.48 | $992.16 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 17 | $8.52 | $144.84 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 21 | $8.59 | $180.39 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 696 | $8.60 | $6K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 67 | $8.605 | $576.54 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 244 | $8.61 | $2K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 234 | $8.615 | $2K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 203 | $8.62 | $2K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 100 | $8.63 | $863.00 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 13 | $8.64 | $112.32 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 1,422 | $8.65 | $12K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 67 | $8.655 | $579.89 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 449 | $8.66 | $4K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 260 | $8.67 | $2K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 54 | $8.68 | $468.72 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 33 | $8.695 | $286.94 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 1,891 | $8.70 | $16K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 2,137 | $8.71 | $19K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 34 | $8.715 | $296.31 |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 402 | $8.72 | $4K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 167 | $8.725 | $1K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 140 | $8.73 | $1K |
| Sale | Tredegar Common Stock | 467 | $8.75 | $4K |
| holding | Tredegar Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Tredegar Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Tredegar Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Owned by wife. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.) Held as co-trustee FBO (among others) reporting person's family u/w Floyd D. Gottwald. Held by the reporting Person as trustee of the William Michael Gottwald Revocable Trust. Held as co-trustee of the Residual 10-Year CLAT UA FDGJR Living Trust.