Aiyar Priya 4
4 · Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. · Filed Mar 10, 2026
Research Summary
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CLO Priya Aiyar Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
- Priya Aiyar, Chief Legal Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery, on March 10, 2026 exercised 77,243 stock options at $11.02 per share (total exercise cost reported $851,218) and then sold those 77,243 shares in the open market at $27.85 for $2,151,218. She also sold an additional 21,408 shares at $27.85 for $596,213. Total reported cash proceeds from the sales: $2,747,431.
- The filing also shows the related derivative instrument disposed at $0, reflecting the option conversion/surrender tied to the exercise.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-10.
- Option exercise: 77,243 shares acquired @ $11.02 (total reported $851,218) — transaction code M.
- Open-market sales: 77,243 shares @ $27.85 ($2,151,218) and 21,408 shares @ $27.85 ($596,213) — transaction code S. Combined sales = 98,651 shares for $2,747,431.
- A derivative entry shows 77,243 units disposed @ $0, indicating the option was converted/surrendered on exercise.
- Footnote: F1 — the option vests in three installments (33%, 33%, 34%) beginning March 3, 2026.
- Shares owned after the reported transactions are not specified in the provided filing.
- Filing/period date: 2026-03-10. No late-filing flag was indicated in the information provided.
Context
- This was an option exercise followed by same-day open-market sales of the resulting shares (commonly a sell-to-cover or immediate disposition). The transactions are disposals (sales) rather than a purchase/long-add, so they do not by themselves signal a purchase-based vote of confidence.
- The $0 disposal line for the derivative is standard when options are converted/surrendered on exercise. No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding method, or late filing was noted in the supplied details.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Aiyar Priya
Chief Legal Officer
Transactions
- Sale
Series A Common Stock
2026-03-10$27.85/sh−21,408$596,213→ 897,844 total - Exercise/Conversion
Series A Common Stock
2026-03-10$11.02/sh+77,243$851,218→ 975,087 total - Sale
Series A Common Stock
2026-03-10$27.85/sh−77,243$2,151,218→ 897,844 total - Exercise/Conversion
Employee Stock Option
[F1]2026-03-10−77,243→ 156,827 totalExercise: $11.02From: 2026-03-03Exp: 2032-03-03→ Series A Common Stock (77,243 underlying)
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]This option vests in three installments (33%, 33%, 34%) beginning on March 3, 2026.
Signature
Tara L. Smith, by power of attorney|2026-03-10