Richardson Brian J 4
4 · UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp · Filed Jun 9, 2026
Research Summary
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Univest (UVSP) CFO Brian Richardson Exercises Options and Sells Shares
What Happened
Brian J. Richardson, Senior EVP & Chief Financial Officer of Univest Financial Corp (UVSP), exercised 2,090 options on 2026-06-08 at $28.50 per share (total cost $59,565) and sold the resulting 2,090 shares in the open market the same day for a weighted-average price of $40.90 (gross proceeds $85,489). The transaction produced gross proceeds approximately $25,924 above the exercise cost (before taxes and fees). The filing shows the exercise and immediate sale occurred on the same date.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-06-08; Form 4 filed 2026-06-09 (within the normal two-business-day window).
- Exercise: 2,090 shares @ $28.50 = $59,565 (acquired).
- Sale: 2,090 shares @ weighted avg $40.90 = $85,489 (disposed). Sales ranged $40.85–$40.96 per footnote.
- A related derivative entry shows disposition at $0.00 reflecting conversion/exercise of the derivative instrument.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
- Footnotes: F1 notes 636.4353 shares were acquired through the dividend reinvestment plan; F2 explains the sale price is a weighted average across multiple trades; F3 describes option vesting (33.3% per year for three years from the grant date).
Context
This is an option exercise followed by an immediate open-market sale (a common "exercise-and-sell" or cashless-like transaction), which realizes the difference between the market price and the exercise strike. Such transactions are routine for executives to cover exercise costs, taxes, or diversify; they are factual disclosures and not a direct indicator of company performance.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common
[F1]2026-06-08$28.50/sh+2,090$59,565→ 26,318.435 total - Sale
Common
[F1][F2]2026-06-08$40.90/sh−2,090$85,489→ 24,228.435 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Options (Right to Buy)
[F3]2026-06-08−2,090→ 0 totalExercise: $28.50From: 2019-03-15Exp: 2028-03-15→ Common (2,090 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]INCLUDES 636.4353 SHARES ACQUIRED THROUGH THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN.
- [F2]THE PRICE REPORTED IN COLUMN 4 IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE. THESE SHARES WERE SOLD IN MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS AT PRICES RANGING FROM $40.85 TO $40.96, INCLUSIVE. THE REPORTING PERSON UNDERTAKES TO PROVIDE TO UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ANY SECURITY HOLDER OF UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION, OR THE STAFF OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, UPON REQUEST, FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THE NUMBER OF SHARES SOLD AT EACH SEPARATE PRICE WITHIN THE RANGES SET FORTH IN THIS FOOTNOTE.
- [F3]AT THE GRANT DATE, STOCK OPTIONS ARE EXERCISABLE AT 33.3% PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS COMMENCING WITH THE EXERCISABLE DATE INDICATED.