EFX insider trade: CEO exercises options and reports open-market sales
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Equifax (EFX) CEO and director reported insider transactions on 10/27/2025. The reporting person exercised 27,959 stock options at $191.44 and executed multiple open‑market sales under a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan adopted on 11/14/2024, plus a G code gift of 47 shares.
Sales included 6,943 shares at a weighted average price of $232.1887 and 6,639 shares at $230.184, among other tranches disclosed. Following the reported transactions, direct beneficial ownership was 142,934 shares. Indirect holdings in grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs) remained, including 22,045 shares in the “2‑yr Jun 2025 GRAT” and 16,287 shares in the “3‑yr Jul 2024 GRAT.”
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Insights
Pre‑planned Form 4: option exercise with 10b5‑1 sales.
The insider exercised 27,959 options at $191.44 and reported multiple open‑market sales executed under a Rule 10b5‑1 plan adopted on 11/14/2024. The filing lists granular trade lots with weighted average prices, consistent with routine liquidity and tax management after an option exercise.
After these transactions, direct holdings stood at 142,934 shares, with additional indirect positions across several GRATs. This is administrative disclosure; actual market impact depends on trade size versus average volume and was not addressed in the excerpt.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option/Right to Buy | 27,959 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 27,959 | $191.44 | $5.35M |
| Gift | Common Stock | 47 | $0.00 | -- |
| Sale | Common Stock | 174 | $233.8764 | $41K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 204 | $235.221 | $48K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 3,757 | $231.4585 | $870K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 4,015 | $233.0134 | $936K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 6,227 | $229.2042 | $1.43M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 6,639 | $230.184 | $1.53M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 6,943 | $232.1887 | $1.61M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 37 | $233.9468 | $9K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 76 | $234.93 | $18K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 2,801 | $233.1237 | $653K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 3,331 | $231.5939 | $771K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 3,995 | $229.1207 | $915K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 5,274 | $232.2704 | $1.22M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 5,872 | $230.1601 | $1.35M |
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Footnotes (1)
- The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on 11/14/2024. Includes accrued dividend equivalent units for dividends reinvested in corresponding restricted stock units through the Company's last dividend payment date and 199 shares of common stock purchased pursuant to the Equifax Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $233.795 to $234.215, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $234.93 to $235.43, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $230.74 to $231.734, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $232.74 to $233.72, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $228.73 to $229.72, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $229.74 to $230.72, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $231.735 to $232.71, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $233.88 to $234.215, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $232.85 to $233.80, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $230.83 to $231.82, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $228.73 to $229.685, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $231.845 to $232.81, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $229.7507 to $230.7266, inclusive. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price will be provided. The option vested in three equal annual increments beginning 2/21/2021.
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