OCONNOR SEAN MICHAEL 4
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StoneX (SNEX) Exec Sean O'Connor Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
- Sean Michael O'Connor, Executive Vice‑Chairman and Director of StoneX Group Inc. (SNEX), exercised option/derivative holdings and sold shares on July 22, 2026. The filing shows an exercise/acquisition of 225,000 shares at $8.90 per share (total cost reported $2,002,500) and a reported sale of 104,934 shares at an average price of $74.33 per share (total proceeds about $7,799,776). The filing also reports a separate derivative disposition of 225,000 shares at $0 (reported as a disposal).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-07-22; Form 4 filed: 2026-07-23 (timely).
- Exercise/Acquired: 225,000 shares at $8.90 each (paid $2,002,500).
- Sale/Disposed: 104,934 shares at an average price of $74.33 each (proceeds ~$7,799,776). Footnote F1 notes the sale price is an average; the filer can provide a per‑trade breakdown on request.
- Derivative disposal: 225,000 shares reported disposed at $0 (reported as a derivative transaction).
- Shares owned after the transactions: not provided in the data shown here.
Context
- The same‑day exercise and sale pattern is consistent with a cashless or partial cashless exercise (exercising options and selling some shares to cover costs/taxes or to monetize gains). The filing shows both an acquisition via exercise and a separate open‑market sale on the same date.
- Sales by insiders can be routine (e.g., option exercises, tax withholding, diversification) and do not, by themselves, indicate the insider's view of the company. The $0 disposal of 225,000 derivative shares may reflect settlement/withholding treatment reported on the Form 4.