AAON, INC.·4

Apr 27, 1:32 PM ET

Thompson Rebecca 4

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AAON CAO Rebecca Thompson Exercises Options, Sells 21,914 Shares

What Happened
Rebecca Thompson, Chief Accounting Officer of AAON, exercised options and immediately sold all 21,914 shares on April 24, 2026. The options were exercised at $29.48 per share (total exercise cost $646,025). The resulting shares were sold in the open market at a weighted average price of $100.21 per share for gross proceeds of $2,196,002, producing a pre-tax spread of about $1,549,977.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: 2026-04-24 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-04-27 — timely filing).
  • Exercise (code M): 21,914 shares at $29.48 = $646,025 (acquired).
  • Sale (code S): 21,914 shares at weighted avg $100.21 = $2,196,002 (disposed).
  • Footnote: sales executed in multiple trades at prices ranging $100.00–$101.72; weighted average reported. The filer offers to provide full execution details on request.
  • Shares owned after transaction: not specified in this filing.
  • Derivative reporting: the filing includes the option exercise and the subsequent sale — effectively a cashless exercise (shares acquired via option exercise were sold immediately).

Context
This is a routine insider exercise-plus-sale (cashless exercise) rather than a simple open-market buy. Such transactions convert option holdings into cash and do not necessarily indicate a change in a manager’s view of the company; they are often used to cover option costs and taxes. The filing does not allege any 10% ownership status or special plans (e.g., 10b5-1) for these trades.