Owens Bradley D. 4
4 · ZILLOW GROUP, INC. · Filed Mar 26, 2026
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Zillow General Counsel Bradley D. Owens Exercises Options, Sells 8,800 Shares
What Happened Bradley D. Owens, General Counsel of Zillow Group, exercised 8,800 stock options (fully vested) on March 24, 2026 and immediately sold the 8,800 underlying shares in the open market the same day. The exercise cost was $22.41 per share (total $197,208). The shares were sold at a weighted-average price of $43.67 per share for total gross proceeds of $384,320.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 24, 2026; Form 4 filed March 26, 2026.
- Exercise: 8,800 shares at $22.41 each — $197,208 total (option fully vested and exercisable).
- Sale: 8,800 shares sold at a weighted-average price of $43.67 — $384,320 total. Sales ranged from $43.45 to $44.0350 per share.
- Plan/notes: Sale executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted August 19, 2025. Reporting shows the derivative (the option) was converted/exercised (reported as a $0 disposition for the derivative instrument).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
- Filing timeliness: no late-filing flag indicated in the excerpt.
Context This was an exercise of vested options followed by an immediate open-market sale (a common cashless-exercise/liquidity action). The sale was done under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plan, which is a pre-arranged program that schedules trades and can reduce timing-based interpretation of the sale. This transaction shows insider liquidity rather than a straightforward "buy" signal.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Class C Capital Stock
2026-03-24$22.41/sh+8,800$197,208→ 79,655 total - Sale
Class C Capital Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-24$43.67/sh−8,800$384,320→ 70,855 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (right to buy)
[F3]2026-03-24−8,800→ 0 totalExercise: $22.41From: 2016-05-18Exp: 2026-03-28→ Class C Capital Stock (8,800 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 19, 2025.
- [F2]The reported price is a weighted average sale price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $43.45 to $44.0350. The reporting person will provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the SEC staff, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.
- [F3]Option is fully vested and exercisable.