Texas Instruments CFO exercises options and sells shares
Texas Instruments senior vice president and CFO Rafael R. Lizardi reported an option exercise and related stock sales.
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Texas Instruments senior vice president and CFO Rafael R. Lizardi reported an option exercise and related stock sales. He exercised a non-qualified stock option for 40,541 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $169.23 per share, receiving common shares.
On the same date, he sold a total of 40,541 shares of common stock in open‑market transactions at weighted average prices of about $273.74, $274.70, and $275.53 per share, with actual sale prices ranging from $273.22 to $275.79. Following these transactions, he directly held 85,485 shares and indirectly held 33,994 shares through a SLAT.
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CFO exercised options and sold all acquired shares, a routine liquidity move.
Rafael R. Lizardi, CFO of Texas Instruments, exercised a non-qualified stock option for 40,541 common shares at an exercise price of $169.23. This converted an entirely derivative position into common stock, with the option grant fully exercised and no remaining position from that award.
He then sold 40,541 shares in three open-market transactions at weighted average prices around $273.74, $274.70, and $275.53, with trade ranges from $273.22 to $275.79. This is a classic exercise-and-sell pattern that turns option value into cash rather than increasing long-term exposure.
After these trades, he still directly owns 85,485 shares and indirectly holds 33,994 shares through a SLAT, indicating a substantial remaining equity stake. The filing does not reference any Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, so the timing appears discretionary based on the information provided.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | NQ Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 40,541 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 40,541 | $169.23 | $6.86M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 22,065 | $273.7425 | $6.04M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 16,057 | $274.7035 | $4.41M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 2,419 | $275.5328 | $667K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (4)
- F1. The price in Table 1 is a weighted average sale price. The sales were at prices ranging from $273.22 to $274.21. The Issuer undertakes to provide upon request a detailed breakout of the sale prices and the number of shares sold at each price.
- F2. The price in Table 1 is a weighted average sale price. The sales were at prices ranging from $274.22 to $275.195. The Issuer undertakes to provide upon request a detailed breakout of the sale prices and the number of shares sold at each price.
- F3. The price in Table 1 is a weighted average sale price. The sales were at prices ranging from $275.285 to $275.79. The Issuer undertakes to provide upon request a detailed breakout of the sale prices and the number of shares sold at each price.
- F4. The option became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on January 28, 2022.
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NQ Stock Option (Right to Buy) financial
non-derivative financial
derivative exercise/conversion financial
weighted average sale price financial
SLAT financial
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