Pearson Mark 4

What Happened Mark Pearson, President & CEO of Equitable Holdings (EQH), executed option exercises and sold shares on Feb 18, 2026. He exercised 27,200 shares at $23.18 per share (exercise cost $630,496) and those 27,200 shares were disposed (sold). Separately, he sold 39,700 shares in the open market at a weighted average price of $45.50 for proceeds of $1,806,350. Combined, the reported proceeds/values are roughly $2.44 million. These transactions were sales (not purchases), and the filing indicates they were made under a pre-established plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-18; Form 4 filed 2026-02-19 (timely).
• Open-market sale: 39,700 shares at a weighted average price of $45.50 — proceeds $1,806,350. (Trades executed between $45.10 and $45.72; F3.)
• Option exercise: 27,200 shares exercised at $23.18 — exercise amount $630,496; those 27,200 shares were also disposed (cashless sale) as reported.
• Transactions were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted May 16, 2025 (F1).
• Footnotes: reported holdings include Restricted Stock Units and 11,011 ESPP shares (F2); the options were granted under the 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan and vested in installments starting Feb 26, 2021 (F4).
• Shares owned after the transactions are not specified in the summary provided here — see the full Form 4 for total post-transaction holdings.

Context This appears to be a routine executive liquidity event: the filing shows an options exercise with immediate disposition (a common cashless exercise) plus an additional open-market sale. The presence of a 10b5-1 trading plan means the sales were executed under a pre-established program. Retail investors should view these as insider sales (not new purchases) and consult the full Form 4 for exact post-transaction holdings and per-trade details.