Fordenwalt Matthew W. 4

What Happened
Matthew W. Fordenwalt, Senior Vice President, Lifecycle Services at Rockwell Automation (ROK), exercised stock options to acquire 1,200 shares at $196.43 each (total cost $235,716) on 2026-02-25. On the same day he sold 1,200 shares in several open-market transactions at prices between about $401.67 and $407.90 (weighted-average sale prices reported per trade), generating roughly $485,051 in gross proceeds. The filing also reports a derivative line (1,200 shares at $0.00) associated with the exercise/conversion.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-25; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-27 (appears timely).
• Exercise (M): 1,200 shares acquired at $196.43 = $235,716.
• Sales (S): total of 1,200 shares sold in multiple trades; weighted-average prices reported by lot; sale price ranges by lot: $401.6650–$402.55, $402.82–$403.6850, $403.95–$404.3850, $405.3450–$406.00; individual trade prices reported from $401.67 up to $407.90. Gross proceeds from reported sales ≈ $485,051.
• Footnotes: F1 — the exercised shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5‑1 plan established 11/26/2025; F2–F5 — weighted-average prices reported with per-lot price ranges; F6 — holdings include company stock fund units from the company savings plan (as of 12/31/2025); F7 — option vests in three substantially equal annual installments (vesting detail).
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the provided summary of the filing.

Context

• This was effectively an exercise-and-sell event executed under a 10b5‑1 plan (commonly used to automate insider sales and avoid trading-window timing issues). That pattern is routine for executives realizing option gains and does not, by itself, indicate a change in company outlook.
• For derivative rows: the filing lists both the option exercise (acquisition) and related derivative line (reported as disposed at $0.00), which reflects the conversion/exercise mechanics shown on the Form 4 rather than additional cash proceeds.