CRA International (CRAI) CEO Paul Maleh Sells 7,500 Shares

What Happened

• Paul A. Maleh, President, CEO and a director of CRA International, sold a total of 7,500 shares on August 31, 2026 in open-market transactions (reported as sales). The four reported lots were:
  • 2,348 shares at a weighted-average price of $172.06 — proceeds $403,994 (prices ranged $171.545–$172.4575)
  • 4,852 shares at a weighted-average price of $173.04 — proceeds $839,596 (prices ranged $172.58–$173.5175)
  • 268 shares at a weighted-average price of $174.13 — proceeds $46,666 (prices ranged $173.735–$174.36)
  • 32 shares at a weighted-average price of $174.78 — proceeds $5,593 (prices ranged $174.70–$174.85)
• Total proceeds reported: $1,295,849. These were sales (code S), not purchases.

Key Details

• Transaction date: August 31, 2026; Form 4 filed September 2, 2026 (timely — within the SEC two-business-day reporting window).
• Execution: Open-market/private sale; reporting notes each reported price is a weighted average across multiple executions with stated price ranges.
• Plan: These sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted November 19, 2025 (footnote F2).
• Shares owned after the transactions: Not specified in the excerpt provided.
• Filing timeliness: Timely filed (no late-filing indication in provided data).

Context

• Sales under a 10b5-1 plan are prearranged and typically executed according to a preset schedule or conditions; they are common for liquidity or diversification and do not, by themselves, indicate insider sentiment.
• No options were exercised and no awards, gifts, or tax-withholdings are reported in these transactions.