Stafford Ryan K 4
4 · LITTELFUSE INC /DE · Filed Feb 4, 2026
Research Summary
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Littelfuse (LFUS) Exec VP Ryan K. Stafford Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
Ryan K. Stafford, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary of Littelfuse (LFUS), exercised 16,839 stock options on Feb 2, 2026 at an exercise price of $132.08, resulting in acquisition cost of $2,224,095. The filing shows open-market sales that day disposing of 16,839 shares in total (three grouped sales) for combined proceeds of $5,476,872 (weighted average prices shown). The net effect in the filing is an exercise followed by same-day sales (i.e., the acquired shares were sold).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-02; exercise price $132.08 for 16,839 shares (total cost $2,224,095).
- Sales: 109 shares @ weighted avg $327.15; 623 shares @ weighted avg $326.45; 16,107 shares @ weighted avg $325.19. Total shares sold = 16,839; total proceeds = $5,476,872.
- Footnotes: sales prices reflect multiple transactions within ranges (F1: $327.01–$327.55; F2: $326.06–$326.93; F3: $325.00–$325.99); the filer will provide per-price breakdown on request. F4 notes the option vested in one-third increments annually beginning April 23, 2020.
- Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the filing.
- Filing timeliness: report filed Feb 4, 2026 for transactions on Feb 2, 2026 (no late-filing indicator shown).
Context
- The pattern (exercise combined with same-day sales) is commonly a cashless exercise or sale-to-cover arrangement: the filer acquires shares by exercising options and sells them immediately. The filing includes an option conversion/disposition line reported at $0.00, which reflects the derivative conversion/reporting mechanics in the Form 4.
- For retail investors: purchases are often viewed as stronger signals than sales. Here, the net result was a large insider sale of shares acquired through option exercise; the filing is factual and does not state the insider’s motive.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Stafford Ryan K
Executive VP, CLO & Corp Sec
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-02-02$132.08/sh+16,839$2,224,095→ 45,430 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-02$327.15/sh−109$35,659→ 45,321 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-02$326.45/sh−623$203,378→ 44,698 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F3]2026-02-02$325.19/sh−16,107$5,237,835→ 28,591 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (right to buy)
[F4]2026-02-02−16,839→ 0 totalExercise: $132.08Exp: 2027-04-23→ Common Stock (16,839 underlying)
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $327.01 to $327.55, inclusive. This amount represents the weighted average sale price of such transactions. The reporting person undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
- [F2]The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $326.06 to $326.93, inclusive. This amount represents the weighted average sale price of such transactions. The reporting person undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
- [F3]The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $325.00 to $325.99, inclusive. This amount represents the weighted average sale price of such transactions. The reporting person undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
- [F4]The option for 16,839 shares vested in increments of one third annually beginning on the first anniversary of the April 23, 2020 date of grant.
Signature
/s/Mark J. Reyes, Power of Attorney|2026-02-04