PATUSKY CHRISTOPHER 4
4 · UNITED THERAPEUTICS Corp · Filed Apr 17, 2026
Research Summary
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United Therapeutics (UTHR) Director Patusky Sells Shares After Option Exercise
What Happened
Christopher Patusky, a director of United Therapeutics (UTHR), exercised 1,000 stock options at $101.80 per share (cost $101,800) and sold 1,000 shares in an open-market sale at $578.88 per share (proceeds $578,880) on April 17, 2026. The net proceeds before taxes and fees were roughly $477,080. The filing also reports a related derivative conversion/disposition entry for 1,000 shares at $0.00 as part of the exercise/sale reporting.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-04-17
- Exercise: 1,000 shares exercised at $101.80 each (total $101,800) — transaction code M
- Sale: 1,000 shares sold open market at $578.88 each (total $578,880) — transaction code S
- Additional entry: 1,000-share derivative disposition reported at $0.00 (code M) as part of the exercise/reporting sequence
- Footnote: Exercise and immediate sale were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered December 18, 2025
- Shares owned after the transaction: not stated in the provided filing summary
- Filing timeliness: filed and dated 2026-04-17 (timely)
Context
This was an option exercise followed by an immediate sale (a common cashless exercise pattern) reported under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan, which sets predetermined trades and reduces concerns about trading on nonpublic information. Sales are routine for insiders to realize gains or cover option exercise costs; they do not by themselves indicate a change in company outlook.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-04-17$101.80/sh+1,000$101,800→ 2,490 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-04-17$578.88/sh−1,000$578,880→ 1,490 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option
[F1]2026-04-17−1,000→ 2,910 totalExercise: $101.80From: 2017-06-21Exp: 2026-06-21→ Common Stock (1,000 underlying)
- 1,100(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]This exercise of stock options and subsequent sale of shares was pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person on December 18, 2025.