Craps Jan Eli B 4

What Happened Jan Eli B. Craps, Executive Chair and Director of Lamb Weston Holdings (LW), made an open‑market purchase of 50,000 shares on February 6, 2026, at a weighted average price of $48.65 per share (~$2,432,330). On the same date he was also granted several equity awards totaling 1,434,993 shares (317,647 RSUs and multiple derivative awards/options totaling 1,117,346 shares), each reported as acquisitions with $0 immediate cash cost.

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 6, 2026.
• Open‑market purchase: 50,000 shares at a weighted average price of $48.65; total cash paid ≈ $2,432,330. (Footnote: actual prices ranged $48.42–$48.905.)
• Grants/awards: 317,647 RSUs (vest 100% on Feb 6, 2029 per footnote), plus derivative awards/options of 1,117,346 shares that become 100% exercisable on Feb 6, 2029.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the information provided in this summary.
• Filing timeliness: Report filed on Feb 6, 2026, the same date as the transactions (timely).
• No indications of tax withholding, 10b5‑1 plan, or cashless exercise in the disclosed footnotes.

Context

• The purchase is a straightforward open‑market buy (a direct cash purchase — typically viewed as a more informative bullish signal than grants alone).
• The RSUs are contingent rights to receive shares upon vesting; the derivative awards are stock options or similar awards that are not immediately exercisable and vest/become exercisable in 2029, so those awards do not represent immediate transferable stock.
• These awards are common compensation tools for senior executives and do not by themselves indicate near‑term selling or buying plans.