GRASSLE JENELE C 4
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WINMARK (WINA) Director Jenele C. Grassle Exercises Options
What Happened
Director Jenele C. Grassle exercised multiple option tranches on February 25, 2026, covering a total of 3,900 shares (five tranches). The exercises had strike prices of $134.25, $143.20, $156.00, $164.84 and $176.20, producing gross values of $107,400; $114,560; $124,800; $123,630; and $132,150 respectively (total acquired value $602,540). The filing reports identical disposals of those same shares on the same date, so there is no net increase in shares held.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-25; Form 4 filed 2026-02-27 (timely filing).
- Option exercise tranches (shares @ exercise price → gross value):
- 800 @ $134.25 → $107,400
- 800 @ $143.20 → $114,560
- 800 @ $156.00 → $124,800
- 750 @ $164.84 → $123,630
- 750 @ $176.20 → $132,150
- Total shares exercised: 3,900; total value: $602,540. Total shares disposed (same day): 3,900; total proceeds reported equal $602,540.
- Transaction code: M (exercise or conversion of derivative security). Dispositions labeled as derivative.
- Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the provided extract of the filing.
- Footnote F1: "25% per year for four years" — indicates a 4-year vesting (25% per year) related to the options.
- Filing timeliness: Filed two days after the transactions (appears timely).
Context
M = exercise of an option or other derivative. Because the exercised shares were reported disposed on the same day, this is effectively a cashless exercise or immediate sale (commonly done to cover exercise cost, taxes, or to convert option value to cash). Such paired exercise-and-sell transactions are generally routine and do not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company.