REIFF MELISSA 4
4 · ETSY INC · Filed Jul 17, 2026
Research Summary
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Etsy Director Melissa Reiff Exercises Options, Sells 3,855 Shares
What Happened
Melissa Reiff, a director of Etsy Inc. (ETSY), exercised 3,855 stock options (transaction code M) at $61.25 per share (cost $236,119) on July 15, 2026 and promptly sold the 3,855 resulting shares in an open-market sale (transaction code S) at $85.00 per share for total proceeds of $327,675. The exercise and sale were executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Key Details
- Transaction dates: July 15, 2026 (exercise and sale); Form 4 filed July 17, 2026 (timely).
- Exercise price / cost: $61.25 per share; total exercise cost $236,119.
- Sale price / proceeds: $85.00 per share; total proceeds $327,675.
- Net difference (proceeds minus exercise cost): ≈ $91,556 (pre-tax).
- Shares involved: 3,855 shares were exercised and sold.
- Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing.
- Footnotes: The trade was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted Aug 4, 2025 (F1); the option was fully vested and immediately exercisable (F2).
- Transaction types: M = option exercise; S = open-market sale.
Context
- This was an exercise followed by an immediate sale of all shares (commonly a cashless exercise), which converts option value into cash rather than indicating a long-term buy signal.
- The sale was executed under a 10b5-1 plan, meaning the trades were prearranged and typically designed to comply with insider trading rules.
- The filing contains factual transaction info only and does not state Reiff’s motivations.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
ETSY INCETSY
REIFF MELISSA
Director
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-07-15$61.25/sh+3,855$236,119→ 21,468 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-07-15$85.00/sh−3,855$327,675→ 17,613 total - Exercise/Conversion
Director stock option (right to buy)
[F1][F2]2026-07-15−3,855→ 0 totalExercise: $61.25Exp: 2029-06-03→ Common Stock (3,855 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]This exercise and subsequent sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on August 4, 2025
- [F2]The option was fully vested and immediately exercisable.
Signature
/s/ Brittany Keen, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-07-17