HOLLERAN KEVIN 4

What Happened

• Kevin Holleran, President & CEO and a director of Hayward Holdings (HAYW), exercised options to acquire 52,389 shares and then sold those 52,389 shares in the open market on Feb 2, 2026.
• He paid $1.40 per share on exercise (total cost $73,345) and sold the shares at a weighted average price of $16.05 for aggregate proceeds of $840,744. Net proceeds before taxes and fees were roughly $767,400.
• The filing also includes a derivative disposition entry reflecting the conversion/elimination of the option instrument (reported at $0), consistent with an option exercise followed by an immediate sale (cashless-style).

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 2, 2026; Form 4 filed Feb 4, 2026 (timely).
• Exercise: 52,389 shares @ $1.40 = $73,345 (acquired).
• Sale: 52,389 shares @ weighted avg $16.05 = $840,744 (disposed). Sales executed in multiple trades at prices from $15.97 to $16.175 (see footnote).
• Derivative entry: 52,389 shares reported disposed at $0 (reflects option conversion).
• Plan/footnote: Transactions were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 11, 2025.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not provided in the summary available here (see the filed Form 4 for total post-transaction holdings).

Context

• This was an option exercise immediately followed by a market sale—commonly a cashless exercise and sale to realize gains.
• The sale was executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan, which typically specifies timing and amounts and is intended to insulate the insider from accusations of opportunistic timing.