WWW Form 4: Director exercised options at $19.25, sold shares at ~$27.33
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
William K. Gerber, a director of Wolverine World Wide, exercised previously granted stock options and sold the resulting shares on 08/08/2025. The filing shows the exercise/conversion price of the options was $19.25 for 12,854 underlying shares. Those 12,854 shares were then sold on the same date at a weighted average price reported as $27.33, with individual sale prices ranging from $27.25 to $27.60.
Following these transactions the reporting person’s beneficial ownership is reported as 45,758 shares (down from 58,612 prior to the sale). The Form 4 was signed by an attorney under power of attorney on 08/12/2025.
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Insights
TL;DR: Director exercised 12,854 options at $19.25 and sold those shares at a weighted average $27.33; transaction appears routine.
The filing documents an option exercise and near-immediate disposition of the resulting 12,854 shares. The exercise price of the options was $19.25 and the reported weighted average sale price was $27.33 (range $27.25–$27.60 per the footnote). Beneficial ownership fell from 58,612 to 45,758 shares. From a trading-impact perspective this is a common insider liquidity event that does not, on its face, indicate a change to company fundamentals.
TL;DR: Routine exercise and sale by a director; disclosure appears complete with explanatory footnote on sale prices.
The Form 4 shows the director exercised stock options (underlying 12,854 shares) and sold those shares the same day, with a weighted average sale price disclosed and a footnote offering to provide per-price allocation. The form is signed by an authorized representative. This is standard insider reporting and suggests compliance with Section 16 reporting obligations.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 12,854 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 12,854 | $19.25 | $247K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 12,854 | $27.33 | $351K |
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