UFP Technologies (UFPT) Exec Chairman Jeffrey R. Bailly Sells Shares

What Happened

• Jeffrey R. Bailly, Executive Chairman and Director of UFP Technologies (UFPT), sold a total of 15,695 shares in open-market transactions on Aug 6–7, 2026, generating approximately $4.997M in gross proceeds. The individual reported transactions were:
  • 7,877 shares at a weighted average price of $318.12 (≈ $2,505,831) — trades priced between $318.02 and $318.53 (F1).
  • 2,805 shares at a weighted average price of $320.05 (≈ $897,740) — trades priced between $320.00 and $320.82 (F2).
  • 542 shares at $315.06 (≈ $170,763).
  • 4,471 shares at $318.21 (≈ $1,422,717).
• These were sales (S) — routine disposals for liquidity/tax planning are common; sales do not necessarily indicate a negative view of the company.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: Aug 6–7, 2026; Form 4 filed Aug 10, 2026 (covers the trades and shows no late-filing flag on the form).
• Prices reported: weighted averages shown on the Form 4; ranges provided in footnotes F1 and F2 for the larger blocks.
• Total shares sold: 15,695; total reported proceeds: about $4,997,051 (~$5.0M).
• Shares owned after transaction: the filing notes the reporting person also holds 171,200 shares of UFP Technologies directly (F4).
• Beneficial ownership note: the filer disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest (F3).
• No indication in the filing of 10b5-1 plan, option exercises, awards, gift, or tax-withholding related to these trades.

Context

• This was straight open-market selling (code S) — not an option exercise or award-related sale. For retail investors, purchases by insiders are often considered stronger signals than routine sales; a sale can be for many non-negative reasons (diversification, taxes, liquidity).
• If you track insider activity, note the dates, sizes and price ranges above; contact the company or SEC staff if you need the breakdown of individual trade prices within the reported ranges (the filer offered to provide that information per F1/F2).