Barra Mary T 4
4 · General Motors Co · Filed Jun 11, 2026
Research Summary
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General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra Exercises Options, Sells 20,582 Shares
What Happened
Mary T. Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors Co., exercised 20,582 stock options (Form 4 code M) at a $41.40 strike price on June 9, 2026, paying $852,095 to acquire the shares. The same day she disposed of the 20,582 shares in an open-market sale (code S) at $85.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,749,470. The exercise-and-immediate-sale resulted in a gross spread of about $897,375 (sale proceeds minus exercise cost), before taxes, broker fees or withholdings.
Key Details
- Transaction date: June 9, 2026 (Form 4 filed June 11, 2026)
- Exercise (M): 20,582 options exercised at $41.40 — $852,095 total cost
- Sale (S): 20,582 shares sold at $85.00 — $1,749,470 total proceeds
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing
- Footnote: F1 — the exercised stock options were granted Feb 7, 2023 and are fully vested
- Filing: Form 4 covering the June 9 transactions was filed on June 11, 2026 (no late‑filing indication in the provided data)
Context
This was an exercise-plus-sale (a cashless exercise pattern): Barra exercised vested options and immediately sold the acquired shares. Such transactions commonly raise cash to cover the exercise price and tax withholding; they are routine and not an explicit statement about future company performance. The reported amounts are gross proceeds; actual net proceeds will be lower after taxes and fees.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-06-09$41.40/sh+20,582$852,095→ 612,824 total - Sale
Common Stock
2026-06-09$85.00/sh−20,582$1,749,470→ 592,242 total - Exercise/Conversion
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F1]2026-06-09−20,582→ 172,184 totalExercise: $41.40Exp: 2033-02-07→ Common Stock (20,582 underlying)
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]These stock options were granted on February 7, 2023, and are fully vested.