Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) director exercises 20,000 options, withholds shares for tax
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
URBAN OUTFITTERS INC director Edward N. Antoian exercised options to acquire 20,000 common shares at $23.74 per share. To cover tax obligations, 6,459 shares were withheld and disposed of in a non-market transaction. After these moves, he directly holds 62,078 common shares.
Positive
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Negative
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Insider Trade Summary
20,000 shares exercised/converted
Mixed
3 txns
Insider
ANTOIAN EDWARD N
Role
null
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Director Stock Option - right to buy | 20,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Shares | 20,000 | $23.74 | $475K |
| Tax Withholding | Common Shares | 6,459 | $73.51 | $475K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Director Stock Option - right to buy — 0 shares (Direct, null);
Common Shares — 68,537 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
Key Figures
Options exercised: 20,000 shares
Exercise price: $23.74/share
Tax-withheld shares: 6,459 shares
+3 more
6 metrics
Options exercised
20,000 shares
Common shares acquired via option exercise at $23.74
Exercise price
$23.74/share
Director stock option conversion into common shares
Tax-withheld shares
6,459 shares
Shares disposed to cover tax liability
Price at tax withholding
$73.51/share
Value used for tax-withholding disposition
Shares held after transactions
62,078 shares
Direct ownership of URBN common shares post-transaction
Exercised option grant
20,000 underlying shares
Director stock option converted into common shares
Key Terms
tax-withholding disposition, derivative exercise/conversion, Director Stock Option - right to buy, non-derivative, +1 more
5 terms
tax-withholding disposition financial
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A tax-withholding disposition is an event or transaction—such as selling or transferring securities, exercising options, or receiving compensation—that triggers a requirement to hold back part of the payment and remit it to tax authorities. It matters to investors because it reduces the cash they receive immediately and can change the timing and amount of taxable income, like a cashier taking a portion of your sale proceeds to pay taxes before you get the rest.
derivative exercise/conversion financial
"transaction_action": "derivative exercise/conversion""
Director Stock Option - right to buy financial
"security_title": "Director Stock Option - right to buy""
non-derivative financial
"transaction_type": "non-derivative""
derivative financial
"transaction_type": "derivative""
A derivative is a financial contract whose value depends on the price or performance of another asset or measure — for example a stock, index, interest rate, commodity, or currency. Investors use derivatives like insurance or leveraged bets to hedge risk, speculate, or gain exposure without owning the underlying asset; they can protect portfolios but also amplify losses and introduce counterparty and market risk.
FAQ
What insider transaction did URBN director Edward N. Antoian report on this Form 4?
Edward N. Antoian reported exercising options for 20,000 URBN common shares. The filing also shows a related tax-withholding disposition, where a portion of the shares was used to satisfy tax obligations rather than being sold in the open market.
What does the tax-withholding disposition on Edward N. Antoian’s URBN Form 4 mean?
The tax-withholding disposition reflects 6,459 shares used to pay tax liabilities. Instead of paying taxes in cash, shares were withheld and disposed of, a common non-market mechanism that does not represent an open-market sale decision.
What happened to Edward N. Antoian’s URBN director stock options in this filing?
The filing shows a full exercise of a 20,000-share director stock option with a $23.74 exercise price. After exercising into common shares, the option position is reduced to zero, indicating no remaining shares under that specific option grant.