Douglas Yearley of Toll Brothers (TOL) exercises options, sells 77,957 shares and retains over 321,000
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Toll Brothers Executive Chairman Douglas C. Yearley Jr. exercised stock options and sold the resulting shares on the same day. He exercised 77,957 shares of common stock at $31.6100 per share through a stock option grant, then sold 77,957 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at a volume-weighted average price of $156.5783 per share, with individual sale prices ranging from $156.50 to $156.945.
Following these transactions, he directly holds 321,256 shares of Toll Brothers common stock. He also reports indirect ownership of 80,500 shares through a SLAT, 500 shares in a trust, and 1,547 shares in a 401(k) Plan. The option grant exercised on this date is now fully used, with 0 derivative options remaining from that award.
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Insights
Yearley executed an exercise-and-sell, converting options into cash while retaining a large equity stake.
The filing shows Douglas C. Yearley Jr. exercising stock options for 77,957 shares at a strike price of $31.6100 and selling the same number of shares at a volume-weighted average of $156.5783. This is a classic exercise-and-sell pattern, turning a long-standing option award into realized value.
After the sale, he continues to hold 321,256 shares directly, plus additional indirect holdings via a SLAT, a trust, and a 401(k) Plan. The derivative record for this option now shows 0 shares remaining, indicating the award has been fully exercised. Overall, this appears to be a liquidity event tied to compensation rather than a complete exit from the stock.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Options (Right to Buy) | 77,957 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 77,957 | $31.61 | $2.46M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 77,957 | $156.5783 | $12.21M |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Price is the volume weighted average selling price of all sales by the reporting person on the transaction date within a one dollar range. Actual prices ranged from $156.50 to $156.945. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request of the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. Vested 25% on 12/20/2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Exercisable as of vesting date.