Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Director Andrew von Eschenbach Sells Shares

What Happened
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, a director of Bausch & Lomb Corp (BLCO), sold a total of 18,559 shares in open-market transactions on August 6–7, 2026, disposing of 12,500 shares at a weighted average price of $16.50 (proceeds $206,250) and 6,059 shares at a weighted average price of $16.58 (proceeds $100,458), for combined proceeds of roughly $306,708. These were sales (not purchases), and thus generally reflect liquidity or personal decisions rather than a direct bullish signal.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: 2026-08-06 (12,500 shares) and 2026-08-07 (6,059 shares).
• Prices and ranges: first sale reported as $16.50 (weighted avg; actual prices ranged $16.43–$16.54, per footnote F1); second sale $16.58 (weighted avg; range $16.57–$16.60, per F2).
• Total shares sold: 18,559; total reported proceeds: $306,708.
• Exempt forfeiture: 4,364 matching restricted share units (MRSUs) were forfeited to the issuer for no consideration in connection with his resignation from the Board on August 5, 2026 (footnote F3).
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the provided summary—see the filed Form 4 for post-transaction holdings.
• Filing: Report filed 2026-08-10 for transactions dated 2026-08-06/07; filing appears to be within the typical Form 4 reporting window.

Context

• These were open-market sales (transaction code S). Sales are common for insiders for personal or diversification reasons and are generally less informative about company prospects than purchases.
• The forfeiture of MRSUs was an automatic, no-consideration action tied to his resignation from the Board (not a sale).
• No option exercises, gifts, or 10b5-1 plan disclosures are indicated in the provided information.

For exact post-transaction holdings or a complete breakdown of prices per trade, consult the full SEC Form 4 (Accession: 0001193125-26-343029).