United Therapeutics (UTHR) CEO sells 9,500 shares under 10b5-1 plan
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
UNITED THERAPEUTICS Corp Chairperson & CEO Martine Rothblatt exercised stock options and sold the resulting shares under a pre-arranged trading plan. On March 30, 2026, she exercised options to acquire 9,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $146.03 per share, converting a derivative position into common stock.
That same day she sold 9,500 common shares in multiple open-market transactions at prices generally around $581–$603 per share, as part of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 7, 2025. Following these transactions, she held 40,513 common shares directly, in addition to indirect holdings reported as held by her spouse and various family trusts.
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CEO executes pre-planned option exercise-and-sell, with modest net share reduction.
Martine Rothblatt exercised stock options for 9,500 shares at an exercise price of $146.03, then sold the same 9,500 shares in multiple open-market trades around $581–$603 on March 30, 2026. This matches a classic exercise-and-sell pattern.
The filing states these trades were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 7, 2025, which is scheduled to continue until the earlier of exercising 1,734,410 options expiring on March 17, 2027 or December 31, 2026. Such plans typically indicate routine diversification rather than opportunistic timing.
After the transactions, Rothblatt directly owned 40,513 common shares and also reported significant indirect holdings through her spouse and family trusts. Given her substantial remaining exposure and the pre-planned nature of the trades, this activity appears routine and not thesis-changing.
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 | 80 | $581.74 | $47K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 160 | $583.40 | $93K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 86 | $584.8038 | $50K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 354 | $586.0702 | $207K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,346 | $587.3432 | $791K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,790 | $588.3308 | $1.05M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,734 | $589.1799 | $1.02M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,068 | $590.3198 | $630K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 602 | $591.2445 | $356K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 120 | $592.1933 | $71K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 240 | $593.8266 | $143K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 400 | $594.6064 | $238K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 320 | $595.80 | $191K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 319 | $596.8696 | $190K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 201 | $598.5224 | $120K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 280 | $599.4837 | $168K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 182 | $600.5182 | $109K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 98 | $601.5729 | $59K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 120 | $602.7167 | $72K |
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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. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $591.98 to $592.39. 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 $593.16 to $594.15. 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 $594.19 to $595.17. 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 $595.40 to $596.23. 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. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $596.50 to $597.39. 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 $597.81 to $598.70. 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 $599.04 to $599.81. 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 $600.14 to $600.95. 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 $601.16 to $602.08. 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 $602.16 to $603.03. 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 $583.29 to $583.62. 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. 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 $584.67 to $585.47. 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 $585.68 to $586.66. 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 $586.78 to $587.73. 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 $587.78 to $588.73. 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 $588.79 to $589.76. 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 $589.81 to $590.76. 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 $590.83 to $591.81. 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.
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