CIULLA JOHN R 4
4 · WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP · Filed Feb 18, 2026
Research Summary
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Webster Financial (WBS) CEO John Ciulla Sells 8,000 Shares
What Happened John R. Ciulla, Chairman, CEO and a director of Webster Financial Corporation (WBS), reported the sale of 8,000 shares of WBS common stock on February 17, 2026. The reported average sale price was $71.91 per share, producing gross proceeds of approximately $575,261. This was a sale (S), not a purchase.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-17; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-18 (timely filing).
- Shares sold: 8,000 at an average price of $71.91; total proceeds ≈ $575,261.
- Footnote F1: Sale occurred pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted April 30, 2025.
- Footnote F2: $71.91 is an average price; the filer can provide a per-share price breakdown on request.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
- Transaction code: S = Sale.
Context Sales executed under Rule 10b5-1 plans are prearranged trading programs that allow insiders to sell shares on a preset schedule and are commonly used to avoid appearance of trading on inside information. This report is informational; it documents an insider sale rather than a purchase (purchases are often seen as a stronger signal of insider bullishness).
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-02-17$71.91/sh−8,000$575,261→ 223,872 total
- 17,092.631(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Stock
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]The reported sale of 8,000 shares occurred pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on April 30, 2025.
- [F2]The price reported in Column 4 is an average price. The reporting person undertakes to provide Webster Financial Corporation, any security holder of Webster Financial Corporation, or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares of common stock sold at each price.