FRIES MICHAEL T 4
4 · GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. · Filed May 6, 2026
Research Summary
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Grupo Televisa (TV) Director Michael Fries Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
Director Michael T. Fries exercised in‑the‑money derivatives on May 4, 2026 to acquire 277,500 Certificados de Participación Ordinarios (CPOs) at $0.09 each, for a total reported cost of $24,975. The filing also shows an open‑market sale of 44,500 CPOs at an average price of $0.57 each, yielding $25,365. A separate derivative entry shows disposition of 277,500 CPOs at $0 (derivative), which relates to how the trust administering the Stock Purchase Plan handled the shares (see footnotes).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-04; Form 4 filed 2026-05-06 (timely).
- Acquired: 277,500 CPOs by exercise at $0.09 each — total $24,975.
- Sold: 44,500 CPOs in open market at $0.57 each — total $25,365 (price is an average per footnote).
- Additional entry: 277,500 CPOs reported as disposed at $0 (derivative) — reflects trust handling of the exercised awards.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the filing.
- Notable footnotes:
- F1: Each CPO represents multiple underlying series shares (25 Series A, 22 Series B, 35 Series L, 35 Series D).
- F2: USD amounts reflect conversion from MXN at 17.5161 MXN/USD (Apr 30, 2026).
- F3–F4: The trust administering the director stock purchase plan sold a portion of CPOs to cover the purchase price (sell‑to‑cover); the sale price reported is an average across sales made by the trust for several participants.
Context
This was an options exercise with partial sale activity by the administering trust to cover costs (a common "cashless" or sell‑to‑cover mechanism). The exercise (a purchase) is generally more informative than routine sales, but the trust’s sale of some CPOs to pay the exercise price means not all shares remained with the director. No indication of a late filing.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise of In-Money
CPOs
[F1][F2]2026-05-04$0.09/sh+277,500$24,975→ 882,775 total - Sale
CPOs
[F1][F2][F3][F4]2026-05-04$0.57/sh−44,500$25,365→ 838,275 total - Exercise of In-Money
CPOs held in Stock Purchase Plan
[F1][F2][F5]2026-05-04−277,500→ 0 total(indirect: Stock Purchase Plan)Exercise: $0.09From: 2026-04-10→ CPOs (277,500 underlying)
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]Each Certificado de Participacion Ordinarios ("CPO") represents twenty-five Series "A" Shares, twenty-two Series "B" Shares, thirty-five Series "L" Shares and thirty-five Series "D" Shares of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
- [F2]Reflects conversion from Mexican pesos into US dollars based on the currency conversion rate of 17.5161 Mexican Pesos per US dollar as of April 30, 2026.
- [F3]Price is the average price of all sales described in footnote 4, which were effected by the trust on behalf of the reporting person together with several similarly situated persons, without distinction among them, in a series of sales concluding on the transaction date.
- [F4]At the date of vesting, the trust that administers the Stock Purchase Plan for Directors, acting on behalf of the reporting person, will sell a portion of these CPOs to pay the price of Ps.1.60 per CPO and deliver the remainder of these CPOs to the reporting person.
- [F5]Not applicable.