Darden James Matthew 4
4 · GLOBE LIFE INC. · Filed Apr 29, 2026
Research Summary
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Globe Life CEO James Darden Exercises Options, Sells 4,663 Shares
What Happened
- James Matthew Darden, Co-Chairman & CEO of Globe Life Inc. (GL), exercised 4,663 option-derived shares and immediately sold those 4,663 shares in the open market on April 28, 2026. He paid $100.74 per share on exercise (total cost $469,751) and sold the shares for an average price reported as $153.88 per share (gross proceeds ~$717,530). The filing also shows a related derivative disposition line for 4,663 shares at $0, reflecting the option conversion/exercise.
Key Details
- Transaction date: April 28, 2026
- Exercise: 4,663 shares at $100.74 each — total cash paid $469,751
- Sale: 4,663 shares sold in the open market; average price listed $153.88; total proceeds ~$717,530
- Sale price range (footnote): $153.635 to $154.24 per share
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing
- Footnotes: F1 — reporting person will provide per-price sale breakdown on request; F2 — shows sale price range above
- Filing timeliness: Report filed next day (Apr 29, 2026) and appears timely under Form 4 rules
Context
- This was effectively a cashless exercise: options were exercised and the acquired shares were sold immediately, a common way for insiders to realize option value and cover exercise costs and taxes. Such sales are often routine and do not by themselves indicate the insider’s longer-term view of the company.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Darden James Matthew
DirectorCo-Chairman & CEO
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-04-28$100.74/sh+4,663$469,751→ 63,114.46 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-04-28$153.88/sh−4,663$717,530→ 58,451.46 total - Exercise/Conversion
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
2026-04-28−4,663→ 22,019 totalExercise: $100.74From: 2023-02-26Exp: 2027-02-26→ Common Stock (4,663 underlying)
Holdings
- 4,185.515(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Stock
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer.
- [F2]Sales at prices ranging from $153.635 per share to $154.24 per share.
Signature
J. Matthew Darden by /s/ Chris T. Moore, Attorney- in-Fact|2026-04-29