Bjornholt James Eric 4

What Happened

• James Eric Bjornholt, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP), sold a total of 5,530 shares in open-market transactions on February 24, 2026. The sales consisted of 3,530 shares at $77.09 ($272,128) and 2,000 shares at $78.93 ($157,860), for combined proceeds of $429,988. These were outright sales (S), which are often routine dispositions.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices:
  • 2026-02-24: 3,530 shares sold @ $77.09 = $272,128
  • 2026-02-24: 2,000 shares sold @ $78.93 = $157,860
• Total shares sold: 5,530; total proceeds: $429,988.
• Reporting/filing: Form 4 filed Feb 26, 2026 for transactions on Feb 24, 2026 (filed two days after the trades, which is timely).
• Footnote: Sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 23, 2025 (i.e., scheduled plan trades).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.

Context

• This was a sale (not a purchase); sales by executives can be routine and, in this case, were executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which typically schedules trades in advance and can limit the inference one can draw about insider sentiment.
• No options were exercised and no gifts or tax-withholding-related transactions were reported in the supplied data.