Procter & Gamble (PG) Abd El Hak Hesham Sells 1,936 Shares

What Happened

• Abd El Hak Hesham, CEO of P&G’s Baby & Feminine Care business, sold 1,936 shares of Procter & Gamble (PG) in an open-market transaction on 2026-08-20. The shares traded at $143.79 each, generating proceeds of about $278,377.
• This was a sale (not a purchase); the filing notes the shares were sold to cover taxes related to a stock award, a common, routine reason for insider sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-08-20, 1,936 shares at $143.79 per share.
• Total proceeds: approximately $278,377.
• Transaction type/codes: S = Sale; footnote F1 indicates shares sold to cover taxes on a stock award (tax withholding).
• Filing date: 2026-08-24 — filed 4 days after the transaction (outside the standard 2-business-day Form 4 window).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.

Context

• Sales to cover tax withholding on awards are routine and do not necessarily indicate a change in an insider’s view of the company.
• For retail investors: purchases generally carry more weight as positive signals; routine tax-withholding sales are common following awards and should be interpreted accordingly.