PATUSKY CHRISTOPHER 4
4 · UNITED THERAPEUTICS Corp · Filed Apr 24, 2026
Research Summary
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United Therapeutics Director Christopher Patusky Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
Christopher Patusky, a director of United Therapeutics (UTHR), exercised stock options and immediately sold the resulting 2,910 shares on April 24, 2026. He exercised options at $101.80 per share (cost $296,238) and sold the 2,910 shares in an open-market transaction at $569.00 per share for total proceeds of $1,655,790. The filing also records a $0 derivative disposal entry associated with the option conversion (see Key Details).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-04-24. Exercise: 2,910 shares @ $101.80 (acquired) — $296,238. Sale: 2,910 shares @ $569.00 (disposed) — $1,655,790.
- Filing footnote: The exercise and subsequent sale were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into on December 18, 2025.
- The Form 4 shows an additional derivative "Disposed" line at $0 for 2,910 shares, which typically records the conversion/disposition of the option upon exercise and does not reflect a separate cash sale.
- Shares owned after the transactions are not stated in the provided filing excerpt.
- Filing timeliness: Reported and filed on the same date (2026-04-24), indicating a timely Form 4.
Context
This was an option exercise followed by an immediate open-market sale (often a cashless exercise/sale). Because the trades were executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan, they are generally considered routine trading pursuant to a prior plan rather than necessarily a contemporaneous expression of view about the company.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-04-24$101.80/sh+2,910$296,238→ 4,400 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-04-24$569.00/sh−2,910$1,655,790→ 1,490 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option
[F1]2026-04-24−2,910→ 0 totalExercise: $101.80From: 2017-06-21Exp: 2026-06-21→ Common Stock (2,910 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.