Woods Isaac 4

What Happened

• Isaac Woods, Vice President and Treasurer of Rockwell Automation (ROK), exercised stock options and sold shares on Feb 25, 2026. He exercised 400 shares at $246.77 (cost $98,708) and 500 shares at $259.81 (cost $129,905) — total cash outlay ~$228,613. He also sold 1,271 shares in open-market transactions for total proceeds of $515,628 (individual sell lots and proceeds listed below). The filing also reports two option-related disposals of 500 and 400 shares at $0 (reported as derivative dispositions), consistent with shares being surrendered/withheld as part of the option transactions per the filing.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-25; Form 4 filed 2026-02-27 (timely).
• Option exercises (Acquired): 400 @ $246.77 = $98,708; 500 @ $259.81 = $129,905.
• Open-market sales (Disposed): 220 @ $402.35; 360 @ $404.06; 280 @ $405.35; 40 @ $406.87; 371 @ $409.37. Total proceeds ≈ $515,628.
• Derivative dispositions: 500 and 400 shares reported at $0 (disposed) — reported as exercise/convert (M) with $0 proceeds.
• Notable footnotes:
  • F1 & F5: Some exercises/sales were pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered 11/26/2025.
  • F2–F4: Sale prices are weighted averages; individual sale prices ranged across the listed brackets (details available from filer on request).
  • F6: Holdings may include Company stock fund units from the Company Savings Plan (as of 12/31/2025).
  • F7: Options vest in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the date exercisable.
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the excerpt provided.

Context

• The filing shows option exercises (derivative transactions) and several open-market sales. The presence of a 10b5-1 plan (per footnotes) indicates at least some sales were pre-planned and routine; the filing also reports shares surrendered/withheld (reported at $0) in connection with option exercises. These are factual reporting items and do not by themselves indicate insider sentiment.