Pagano Robert J Jr 4
4 · WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC · Filed Feb 20, 2026
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Watts Water (WTS) CEO Robert Pagano Sells 16,066 Shares
What Happened
Robert J. Pagano Jr., President and CEO of Watts Water Technologies (WTS), disposed of 16,066 shares in multiple open-market sales on February 19, 2026, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $5,258,486. The filing reports several lots with weighted-average prices; individual reported lines and proceeds were: 78 shares ($25,760), 81 shares ($26,699), 1,994 shares ($655,129), 2,834 shares ($923,176), 3,348 shares ($1,094,428), and 7,731 shares ($2,533,294). These were sales (dispositions), not purchases.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 19, 2026; Form 4 filed February 20, 2026 (timely filing).
- Nature: Open-market sales (Transaction code S).
- Lots reported (shares @ reported weighted-average price / proceeds):
- 78 shares — $330.26 — $25,760
- 81 shares — $329.62 — $26,699
- 1,994 shares — $328.55 — $655,129
- 2,834 shares — $325.75 — $923,176
- 3,348 shares — $326.89 — $1,094,428
- 7,731 shares — $327.68 — $2,533,294
- Footnotes: Prices shown are weighted averages; filing lists multiple transaction price ranges: F1 329.20–329.97, F2 328.20–329.18, F3 325.14–326.12, F4 326.21–327.20, F5 327.20–328.18. The reporting person offers to provide a full breakdown of the number of shares sold at each separate price on request.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the supplied filing excerpt.
Context
- This was a sale of existing holdings (not an option exercise or award). Sales by executives can reflect various personal or tax-planning reasons and do not, by themselves, prove a change in company fundamentals. Retail investors often view purchases as a stronger signal of insider confidence than routine sales.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Pagano Robert J Jr
President and CEO
Transactions
- Sale
Class A Common Stock
2026-02-19$330.26/sh−78$25,760→ 207,190 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-19$329.62/sh−81$26,699→ 207,109 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-19$328.55/sh−1,994$655,129→ 205,115 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F3]2026-02-19$325.75/sh−2,834$923,176→ 202,281 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F4]2026-02-19$326.89/sh−3,348$1,094,428→ 198,933 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F5]2026-02-19$327.68/sh−7,731$2,533,294→ 191,202 total
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $329.20 to $329.97, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnotes (1) through (5) to this Form 4.
- [F2]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $328.20 to $329.18, inclusive.
- [F3]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $325.14 to $326.12, inclusive.
- [F4]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $326.21 to $327.20, inclusive.
- [F5]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $327.20 to $328.18, inclusive.
Signature
/s/ Seth M. Kipp, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-02-20