Carr Meron 4
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Enlight Renewable (ENLT) SVP Carr Meron Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
Carr Meron, SVP, Strategic Projects at Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT), exercised stock options on May 27–28, 2026 and immediately sold the resulting shares in a cashless sell-to-cover. He exercised 8,500 options (4,075 on 5/27 and 4,425 on 5/28) at an exercise price of $23.22 per share (total exercise cost ≈ $197,371). Of the 8,500 shares issued on exercise, 6,403 shares were sold in the open market (3,074 on 5/27 at $103.88 and 3,329 on 5/28 at $103.44) for total proceeds of $663,679, and 2,097 shares were retained/withheld by the company to satisfy exercise price/tax withholding (value reported ≈ $217,354). Total proceeds/dispositions reported ≈ $881,033. Net effect: acquired 8,500 shares and disposed of 8,500 shares (no net increase in shares beneficially owned).
Key Details
- Transaction dates: May 27, 2026 and May 28, 2026. Form 4 filed May 28, 2026 (timely filing).
- Exercise details: 8,500 options exercised at $23.22 per share (total exercise cost ≈ $197,371). (See footnotes for local-currency conversion.)
- Sales/withholding: 6,403 shares sold in open market for $103.88 and $103.44; 2,097 shares withheld/retained by the company for exercise/tax obligations. Total disposals ≈ $881,033.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
- Notable footnotes: company retained shares to pay exercise/tax (sell-to-cover; footnote F3); prices and exercise amounts reflect conversions from NIS using Bank of Israel rates (see F1, F4, F5, F7); vesting/grant details for awards/options are noted in the filing (F2, F6, F8).
- Transaction codes: M = option exercise, S = open-market sale, F = payment/tax withholding.
Context
This was a cashless exercise with immediate sales to cover exercise costs and taxes — a routine way for insiders to monetize vested options without adding or reducing their net position (here, net change = 0 shares). Such transactions commonly reflect liquidity actions rather than an explicit bullish or bearish signal about the company.