United Therapeutics (UTHR) CEO pre-planned option exercise and 9,500-share sale
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
United Therapeutics Corp Chairperson & CEO Martine A. Rothblatt exercised stock options for 9,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $146.03 per share and on the same date sold 9,500 shares in open-market trades at weighted average prices between $535.43 and $542.04. The filing states these transactions were executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 7, 2025. After the transactions, she holds 7,150 shares directly and additional indirect holdings through her spouse and family trusts totaling several hundred thousand shares.
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Insights
Planned option exercise and matching share sales under a 10b5-1 plan.
Martine A. Rothblatt, Chairperson & CEO of United Therapeutics Corp, exercised options for 9,500 shares at an exercise price of $146.03 and sold 9,500 shares in multiple open-market trades around $535–$542. This is a classic exercise-and-sell pattern.
The filing states the activity occurred under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 7, 2025, which suggests the timing was scheduled rather than discretionary. After these transactions, she still owns 7,150 shares directly plus substantial indirect holdings via spouse and family trusts.
Given the pre-planned nature and the large remaining indirect position, this looks like routine liquidity and portfolio management rather than a shift in sentiment. The net effect is a 9,500-share reduction visible in this filing, with overall impact on the company’s share base not quantified here.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option | 9,500 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 9,500 | $146.03 | $1.39M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 944 | $535.4265 | $505K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,536 | $536.3204 | $824K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 2,030 | $537.2939 | $1.09M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 2,019 | $538.3121 | $1.09M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,546 | $539.2636 | $834K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 865 | $540.2693 | $467K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 480 | $541.2083 | $260K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 80 | $542.035 | $43K |
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Footnotes (1)
- This exercise of stock options and sale of the resulting shares of common stock was pursuant to a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 7, 2025. This plan will continue until the earlier of: (a) the exercise of 1,734,410 stock options, all of which expire on March 17, 2027; or (b) December 31, 2026. Shares held in family trusts as to which the Reporting Person shares investment power and the Reporting Person and/or immediate family members are beneficiaries. Shares held in family trusts as to which the Reporting Person's spouse is sole trustee and sole beneficiary or co-trustee and settlor with power to revoke. Shares held in family trusts as to which the Reporting Person's spouse shares investment power and the Reporting Person and/or immediate family members are beneficiaries. Shares held in family trusts as to which the Reporting Person is sole trustee and sole beneficiary or co-trustee and settlor with power to revoke. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $534.80 to $535.79. 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 $535.80 to $536.78. 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 $536.82 to $537.81. 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 $537.82 to $538.80. 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 $538.82 to $539.78. 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 $539.84 to $540.79. 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 $540.93 to $541.73. 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 $542.03 to $542.04. 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.