Ressler Michael J 4
4 · FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC · Filed May 13, 2026
Research Summary
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Flexsteel (FLXS) CFO Michael J. Ressler Exercises Options, Withholds Shares
What Happened
- Michael J. Ressler, Chief Financial Officer of Flexsteel Industries (FLXS), exercised stock options on 2026-05-11 to acquire 737 shares at an exercise price of $47.45 per share (total exercise cost reported as $34,971). To satisfy tax withholding, 629 of those shares were surrendered/disposed at an effective value of $55.63 per share (total ~$34,991). After withholding, the transaction resulted in a net 108 shares retained by Ressler.
- This is primarily an option exercise (a purchase/conversion of a derivative), with a routine tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-11 (Form filed 2026-05-13).
- Option exercise: 737 shares at $47.45 each; total exercise amount reported $34,971.
- Tax withholding/disposition: 629 shares at $55.63 each; total value reported $34,991.
- Derivative reporting: 737-share option conversion reported at $0.00 (reflects conversion/exercise of derivative).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
- Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed two days after the transaction (appears timely).
- Codes: M = exercise/conversion of derivative (options); F = payment of exercise price or tax liability (share withholding).
Context
- This appears to be a cashless-style outcome: options were exercised and a portion of the resulting shares were withheld to cover taxes rather than sold in a separate open-market transaction. That withholding is common and does not necessarily indicate a broader change in insider sentiment.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-05-11$47.45/sh+737$34,971→ 17,493 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
2026-05-11$55.63/sh−629$34,991→ 16,864 total - Exercise/Conversion
Option 09/01/2016
2026-05-11−737→ 0 totalExercise: $47.45From: 2016-09-01Exp: 2026-09-01→ Common Stock (737 underlying)
Signature
/s/ Jennifer Zeman, attorney-in-fact|2026-05-13