Advanced Energy (AEIS) EVP/COO Eduardo Acebedo Exercises Options, Sells Shares

What Happened

• Eduardo Bernal Acebedo, EVP and COO of Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), exercised options to acquire 6,042 shares at $85.97 each (cost ≈ $519,431) on August 18, 2026. On the same date he sold 24,771 shares in multiple open-market transactions, generating aggregate proceeds of about $7.81 million (weighted average sale price ≈ $315.55). The filing also reports a disposition of 6,042 shares at $0 in connection with the derivative transaction (see Context).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-18 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-08-20; timely filing).
• Exercise: 6,042 shares @ $85.97 (total paid ≈ $519,431).
• Sales: 24,771 shares sold in multiple trades; total proceeds ≈ $7,814,694; weighted average sale price ≈ $315.55. Individual sale prices/ranges are provided in the filing footnotes.
• Notable footnotes: Sales were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted May 19, 2026; the filing provides weighted-average prices and price ranges for grouped transactions (see F2–F19).
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the summary data provided in this request (check the full Form 4 for post-transaction holdings).

Context

• The filing shows an option exercise and near-immediate sales. The separate line reporting 6,042 shares disposed at $0 is consistent with shares surrendered/withheld as part of exercise settlement or tax withholding (common in option exercises/net settlements); the sale of 24,771 shares was executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan. These transactions are routine executive liquidity events and do not, by themselves, indicate a change in company outlook.