Waystar Holding Corp: CEO Matthew J. Hawkins sold 82,500 shares

What happened The filing says Matthew J. Hawkins, CEO, on Oct 06, 2026, exercised options and sold shares. The filing reports an exercise or conversion (code M) acquiring 82,500 shares at $4.14 per share for $341,550, an open-market sale (code S) of 82,500 shares at a weighted average price of $26.23 per share for $2,163,868, and a derivative disposition of 82,500 shares at $0.

Key details

• Transaction date: Oct 06, 2026. Sale filed on Oct 07, 2026.
• Exercise: 82,500 shares at $4.14 per share, total $341,550. (F4: these options are currently vested.)
• Sale: 82,500 shares at a weighted average price of $26.23 per share, total $2,163,868; sales ranged from $25.98 to $26.60 per share (F3).
• Derivative disposition: 82,500 shares at $0 reported as disposed (no cash value reported).
• Plan/automation: the filing says these transactions occurred automatically pursuant to a plan adopted by the reporting person on Mar 13, 2026 intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) (F2).
• Other: filing notes include unvested RSUs (F1).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the provided filing excerpt.
• Filing date: Oct 07, 2026 (reports transactions on Oct 06, 2026).

Why it may matter

• The filing shows options were exercised and the same number of shares were sold on the same date, i.e., the exercised shares were sold on Oct 06, 2026.
• The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.