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Comerica (CMA) EVP James H. Weber Disposes Shares in Merger
What Happened
- James H. Weber, Executive Vice President of Comerica Inc., recorded dispositions of a total of 36,250 Comerica shares on Feb 1, 2026. The Form 4 shows these as dispositions to the issuer at $0.00 because they were exchanged in connection with Comerica’s merger into Fifth Third Bancorp.
- Under the merger conversion ratio (1.8663 Fifth Third shares per Comerica share) the 36,250 Comerica shares converted into roughly 67,652 shares of Fifth Third common stock. Using Fifth Third’s last-trading-day price of $50.22, that conversion is approximately $3.4 million in value.
- These were not open-market sales by the insider; they were merger-related conversions of common shares and converted equity awards/options.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-01 (Effective Time of the merger).
- Form 4 filing date: 2026-02-03 (filed within the typical 2-business-day window).
- Shares disposed (Comerica): 36,250 total — breakdown on the filing: 31,203 common-share dispositions and four derivative-related dispositions (995; 1,480; 940; 1,632).
- Price shown on Form 4: $0.00 (dispositions reflect conversion in the merger, not a cash sale).
- Post-transaction ownership: reporting person no longer beneficially owns any Comerica common stock (footnote F3).
- Notable footnotes:
- F1: Comerica merged into Fifth Third on Feb 1, 2026; conversion ratio = 1.8663 Fifth Third shares per Comerica share; Fifth Third close = $50.22.
- F2/F4: Equity awards and unexercised options were converted into Fifth Third awards/options per the merger agreement.
- F4: These transactions are exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3(e).
Context
- This filing reflects merger mechanics (conversion of shares and equity awards) rather than voluntary insider selling; such merger-related dispositions are routine and required by the transaction terms.
- Derivative items on the Form 4 represent converted awards/options, not separate market trades.