UTHR Form 4: President/COO Executes Options and Sells Shares Under 10b5-1 Plan
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
United Therapeutics insider filings show option exercises and planned sales under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Michael Benkowitz, President and COO, executed stock option exercises on September 8-9, 2025 that resulted in acquisitions of common stock and contemporaneous sales from trusts he controls or co-trustees. The filing discloses option exercises (aggregate of 22,500 underlying shares across grants) and multiple sales at weighted-average prices ranging roughly from $389.45 up to $400.51. The transactions were executed pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan entered June 3, 2025. The filing identifies the shares and options as beneficially owned indirectly via trusts for which the reporting person serves as trustee or beneficiary.
Positive
- Transactions were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating pre-established, systematic trading conditions
- Filing discloses price ranges and weighted-average prices for each tranche and offers to provide full trade-level detail upon request
- Beneficial ownership is clearly identified as held via trusts, with trustee relationships disclosed
Negative
- Substantial number of shares/options were sold (multiple tranches with weighted-average prices up to $400.51), which reduced direct available trust-held shares
- Significant sales at high prices may be viewed by market participants as insider liquidity events rather than purchases
Insights
TL;DR: Routine insider option exercises and trust sales executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan; no new operational disclosures.
The Form 4 documents exercises of stock options on 09/08/2025 and 09/09/2025 (total underlying shares shown as 22,500) and multiple sales of resulting shares from trusts. Trades were executed pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan entered on 06/03/2025, and the filing reports weighted-average sale prices across tranches from about $389.45 to $400.51. Ownership is reported as indirect via trusts where the reporting person is beneficiary and/or trustee. From a securities-compliance perspective, this filing appears to be a routine Section 16 disclosure of preplanned transactions rather than a material corporate event.
TL;DR: Governance note—insider used trust structures and a 10b5-1 plan; reporting is detailed and includes price ranges on multiple tranches.
The filing clarifies the nature of indirect beneficial ownership: some shares/options are held in a trust where the reporting person and spouse are co-trustees, while others are in a trust where the reporting person has sole investment and voting power. The explanation provides granular price ranges for each sale tranche and affirms availability of full trade-level detail upon request. This level of disclosure aligns with Section 16 transparency expectations and indicates adherence to a pre-established trading program.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Options | 11,375 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Stock Options | 6,125 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 11,375 | $397.413 | $4.52M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 4,875 | $393.8554 | $1.92M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 6,500 | $400.0813 | $2.60M |
| Exercise | Stock Options | 3,250 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Stock Options | 1,750 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 3,250 | $135.42 | $440K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 417 | $389.8142 | $163K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,000 | $391.1563 | $391K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,100 | $392.1782 | $431K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 300 | $394.08 | $118K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 233 | $395.0346 | $92K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 200 | $396.225 | $79K |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 1,750 | $146.03 | $256K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 500 | $390.46 | $195K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 400 | $391.415 | $157K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 400 | $392.505 | $157K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 350 | $394.3257 | $138K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 100 | $396.10 | $40K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- This exercise of stock options and subsequent sale of shares was pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person on June 3, 2025. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $389.87 to $390.81. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $391.06 to $391.83. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $392.08 to $392.82. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $394.03 to $394.84. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $393.73 to $394.59. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $400.00 to $400.51. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. Reflects the exercise of options, and sale of the resulting shares of common stock, held in a trust beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, of which the Reporting Person is a beneficiary, and as to which the Reporting Person and his spouse are co-trustees and have shared investment and voting power. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $389.45 to $390.09. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $390.76 to $391.62. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $391.78 to $392.73. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $393.53 to $394.52. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $394.63 to $395.55. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $396.22 to $396.23. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. Reflects the exercise of options, and sale of the resulting shares of common stock, held in a trust beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, of which the Reporting Person's family members are beneficiaries, and as to which the Reporting Person has sole investment and voting power.