United Therapeutics (UTHR) CEO sells 9,500 shares under 10b5-1 plan
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
United Therapeutics Corp Chairperson & CEO Martine A. Rothblatt exercised stock options for 9,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $146.03 per share and sold 9,500 shares in open-market transactions on March 25, 2026. The filing shows this exercise and sale were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 7, 2025. After these trades, she holds 40,513 shares directly, alongside additional indirect holdings, including 324,518 shares held by certain family trusts and 166 shares held by her spouse.
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CEO exercised options for 9,500 shares and sold the same amount under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, leaving substantial direct and indirect holdings.
Martine A. Rothblatt, Chairperson & CEO of United Therapeutics Corp, exercised stock options covering 9,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $146.03 per share. She then sold 9,500 shares in a series of open-market trades coded “S,” with each trade reported at specific per-share prices.
The filing states this option exercise and subsequent sale were conducted pursuant to a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 7, 2025, reducing the informational value of the trade timing. Following these transactions, she directly owns 40,513 shares and has notable indirect holdings through family trusts and her spouse.
Because the transaction is part of a larger 10b5-1 program that may continue until up to 1,734,410 options expiring on March 17, 2027 are exercised or until December 31, 2026, it appears as a planned liquidity event rather than a discrete shift in sentiment. The overall impact on the broader investment case is therefore limited.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option | 9,500 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 9,500 | $146.03 | $1.39M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 120 | $536.97 | $64K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 40 | $538.7333 | $22K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 440 | $540.5145 | $238K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,699 | $541.7496 | $920K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,833 | $542.6579 | $995K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,721 | $543.6791 | $936K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,544 | $544.6514 | $841K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 911 | $545.7165 | $497K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 373 | $546.5881 | $204K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 459 | $547.7801 | $251K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 360 | $548.5237 | $197K |
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Footnotes (1)
- This exercise of stock options and sale of the resulting shares of common stock was pursuant to a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 7, 2025. This plan will continue until the earlier of: (a) the exercise of 1,734,410 stock options, all of which expire on March 17, 2027; or (b) December 31, 2026. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $547.29 to $548.15. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $548.30 to $548.99. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. Shares held in family trusts as to which the Reporting Person shares investment power and the Reporting Person and/or immediate family members are beneficiaries. Shares held in family trusts as to which the Reporting Person's spouse is sole trustee and sole beneficiary or co-trustee and settlor with power to revoke. Shares held in family trusts as to which the Reporting Person's spouse shares investment power and the Reporting Person and/or immediate family members are beneficiaries. Shares held in family trusts as to which the Reporting Person is sole trustee and sole beneficiary or co-trustee and settlor with power to revoke. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $538.63 to $539.22. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $540.05 to $540.81. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $541.175 to $542.13. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $542.18 to $543.17. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $543.18 to $544.17. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $544.19 to $545.16. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $545.20 to $546.17. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $546.275 to $547.07. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.