Hansen Bruce Edward 4

What Happened

• Bruce Edward Hansen, a director of Verisk Analytics (VRSK), exercised stock options to acquire 2,336 shares on 2026-06-01 by paying $80.93 per share (total cost $189,052). He then sold those 2,336 shares in an open-market transaction the same day at $174.99 per share, generating gross proceeds of $408,777. A separate derivative entry for 2,336 shares at $0.00 is reported in the filing (see Key Details).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-01.
• Option exercise: 2,336 shares acquired at $80.93/share (total $189,052).
• Open-market sale: 2,336 shares sold at $174.99/share (total $408,777).
• Reported gross difference between sale proceeds and exercise cost: $408,777 - $189,052 = $219,725 (before taxes/fees).
• Additional derivative entry: 2,336 shares reported disposed at $0.00 (listed as an M-code derivative disposition).
• Footnotes: F1 — the sale was made pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan entered Feb 20, 2026. F2 — the option was granted under the issuer’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Timeliness: The Form 4 was filed with a report and filing date of 2026-06-01 (no late filing indicated).

Context

• This pattern (exercise of options followed by same-day sale) is a common way for insiders to realize option value; it effectively results in a cashless exercise when shares are sold to cover exercise cost and withholding. The sale was executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan, which typically specifies scheduled transactions irrespective of short-term market movements.