Atkore Inc: president and CEO Waltz William E Jr. sold 490,146 shares

What happened

• Waltz William E Jr., president and CEO and director, reported multiple transactions on Oct 19, 2026 related to the closing of a merger.
• He received 67,969.789 shares (award/acquisition, reported at $0.00) and had dispositions totaling 490,145.648 shares, including 191,622.648 shares and 36,836 shares sold at $95.00 for $18,204,152 and $3,499,420 respectively (total $21,703,572); other dispositions (219,538 shares, 19,027 shares, 23,122 shares) are reported as derivative dispositions with no price shown on the form.

Key details

• Transaction date: Oct 19, 2026. Filing date: Oct 21, 2026. Period of report: Oct 19, 2026.
• Prices and values reported on the form: $95.00 per share for two dispositions (191,622.648 shares for $18,204,152; 36,836 shares for $3,499,420); several derivative dispositions reported as N/A for price/value.
• Shares owned after the transactions: not reported in this filing.
• Relevant footnotes from the filing:
  • The transactions occurred at the closing of a merger under the merger agreement (footnote F1).
  • Certain unvested PSUs became earned in connection with the merger (F2) and outstanding RSUs/PSUs were converted into cash payments based on the $95.00 merger consideration (F3, F4, F5).
  • Options were treated under the merger terms (converted or canceled) (F7, F8).
  • Some securities are held in a trust for which the reporting person’s spouse is the beneficiary; the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except for any pecuniary interest (F6).

Why it may matter

• Several items reported are derivative awards (RSUs, PSUs, options) that were canceled or converted into cash under the merger agreement rather than open-market sales.
• Cash proceeds reported on the form relate to $95.00 per share merger consideration for specified share amounts totaling $21,703,572.
• A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.