WEISNER AIMEE S 4
4 · GLAUKOS Corp · Filed Feb 23, 2026
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Glaukos (GKOS) Director Aimee Weisner Exercises Options, Sells 15,000 Shares
What Happened
Aimee S. Weisner, a director of Glaukos Corp (GKOS), exercised 15,000 stock options on Feb 19, 2026 at a strike of $24.69 (cost ~ $370,350) and then sold a total of 15,000 common shares in multiple open-market trades for aggregate proceeds of about $1,760,762. The filing also shows a 980-share transfer to the Saeman Weisner Family Trust (a gift/transfer of ownership). The activity appears to be an exercise followed by immediate sales (cash-out of exercised shares).
Key Details
- Transaction date: Feb 19, 2026 (Form filed Feb 23, 2026 — within the usual 2 business-day window).
- Option exercise: 15,000 shares acquired at $24.69 each for $370,350. Footnote: option was granted June 2, 2016 and fully vested on its first anniversary.
- Open-market sales (multiple trades; reported as weighted averages):
- 2,153 shares @ $115.69 (range $115.01–$116.01) — $249,081
- 5,242 shares @ $116.64 (range $116.10–$117.10) — $611,427
- 1,134 shares @ $117.33 (range $117.12–$118.06) — $133,052
- 6,471 shares @ $118.56 (range $118.18–$118.74) — $767,202
- Total sold: 15,000 shares for ~$1,760,762.
- Transfer/gift: 980 shares moved from Weisner’s direct ownership to the Saeman Weisner Family Trust (footnote).
- Filing also lists a derivative/option conversion line for 15,000 shares disposed at $0 — a bookkeeping entry related to the option conversion (see footnotes).
- Shares owned after the transactions are not specified in the excerpt; the filing notes holdings include 2,731 restricted stock units (unvested or delivery deferred).
Context
- This sequence (exercise of options at a low strike followed by immediate open-market sales) is a common way for insiders to realize gains from long-dated options; it does not by itself indicate a change in company outlook.
- The 980-share transfer to a family trust is a non-market transfer (a gift/ownership restructuring), which generally does not signal trading sentiment.
- The filing includes price ranges and weighted-average prices because the sales were executed in multiple trades; the reporting person offers to provide full trade-level details on request.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
GLAUKOS CorpGKOS
WEISNER AIMEE S
Director
Transactions
- Gift
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-02-19−980→ 18,806 total - Gift
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-19+980→ 29,505 total(indirect: By Trust) - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-19$24.69/sh+15,000$370,350→ 33,806 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F3][F2]2026-02-19$115.69/sh−2,153$249,081→ 31,653 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F4][F2]2026-02-19$116.64/sh−5,242$611,427→ 26,411 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F5][F2]2026-02-19$117.33/sh−1,134$133,052→ 25,277 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F6][F2]2026-02-19$118.56/sh−6,471$767,202→ 18,806 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F7]2026-02-19−15,000→ 0 totalExercise: $24.69Exp: 2026-06-02→ Common Stock (15,000 underlying)
Footnotes (7)
- [F1]The transaction reflects shares transferred from the Reporting Person's direct ownership to the Saeman Weisner Family Trust.
- [F2]Includes 2,731 restricted stock units that have not vested or been delivered to the Reporting Person, as well as restricted stock units that have vested but delivery of which has been deferred by the Reporting Person.
- [F3]This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $115.01 to $116.01. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
- [F4]This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $116.10 to $117.10. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
- [F5]This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $117.12 to $118.06. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
- [F6]This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $118.18 to $118.74. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
- [F7]This option was granted on June 2, 2016 and fully vested on the first anniversary of the grant date.
Signature
Diana Scherer, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-02-23