[Form 4] TAPESTRY, INC. Insider Trading Activity
Insider exercise and offsetting share sales by a Tapestry director. Alan Ka Ming Lau exercised stock options on 09/11/2025, acquiring a total of 16,313 common shares through two option exercises: 10,302 shares at a $27.33 exercise price and 6,011 shares at a $41.29 exercise price. On the same date he sold a matching 16,313 shares in several dispositions at prices ranging from $106.12 to $106.23. The filer states the shares were sold to pay the cost of, and fees associated with, the option exercises. Post-transaction beneficial ownership counts reported on the form vary by line item, with reported shareholdings after transactions shown between 8,153 and 24,466 shares depending on the specific entry. The filing was signed under power of attorney by the assistant corporate secretary.
- Full disclosure of option exercises and share sales by the reporting director
 - Proceeds exceeded exercise prices, indicating capture of intrinsic value on exercise
 - Explanation provided that sales were to cover exercise costs and fees
 
- Insider selling of 16,313 shares on the same date as the exercise (may be viewed negatively by some investors)
 
Insights
TL;DR: Routine option exercise with immediate share sales to cover exercise cost; not an earnings or governance shock.
The reported transactions show a director exercising vested options and simultaneously selling the resulting shares to cover exercise costs and associated fees. The total exercised equals the total sold (16,313 shares), indicating a cashless or sell-to-cover execution rather than a new accumulation of long-term shares. Prices realized ($106.12–$106.23) exceed the exercise prices ($27.33 and $41.29), so the director captured intrinsic value on exercise. For investors, this is a disclosure of insider liquidity activity but not a material corporate event.
TL;DR: Insider complied with Section 16 disclosure; sales were explained as funding exercises, a common practice.
The Form 4 clearly documents option exercises and contemporaneous sales and includes an explanation that shares were sold to pay exercise costs and fees. The filing was signed by an authorized officer under power of attorney, meeting procedural disclosure requirements. Absent additional context (e.g., an undisclosed plan, large percentage of holdings sold, or suspicious timing), this filing reads as routine insider monetization rather than a red flag for governance failure.