CEO Richard Norwitt Unloads $111M in Amphenol Stock After Exercising $22.37 Options
APH sits 59% above its 52-week low of $102.76.
Summary
CEO Richard Norwitt sold $111 million in Amphenol shares after exercising options at $22.37, locking in gains following record Q2 results and a stock price near $162.
Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · APH
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CEO Sells $111M in Stock
On July 31, 2026, three days after Q2 earnings, Richard Norwitt sold 686,104 shares at prices between $160.50 and $166.31, generating $110,986,719 in proceeds.
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Option Exercise at $22.37
The shares were acquired through the exercise of stock options with a strike price of $22.37, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $95.6 million.
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Trust Shares Included
Of the total sold, 186,104 shares came from the Norwitt Family Trust, expanding the transaction beyond the 500,000 shares previously noticed in a Form 144 filing.
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Post-Transaction Holdings
Following the sale, Norwitt directly holds 1,500,000 shares and indirectly holds 558,312 shares through the trust, totaling 2,427,507 shares.
Analysis · APH · Manufacturing
Just days after Amphenol posted record Q2 results and raised its outlook, President and CEO Richard Norwitt sold 686,104 shares for $111 million on July 31. The transaction was funded by exercising options at $22.37 per share, locking in a pre-tax gain of roughly $95.6 million. Although the sale represents only 0.063% of Amphenol's $201 billion market cap, the timing — immediately following blowout earnings and with the stock near all-time highs — points to opportunistic profit-taking rather than a negative read on the business. Notably, the disposal included 186,104 shares from the Norwitt Family Trust, expanding the scope beyond the 500,000 shares previously noticed in a Form 144 filing.
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At the time of this filing, APH was trading at $163.34 on NYSE in the Manufacturing sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $200.9B. The 52-week trading range was $102.76 to $178.52. This filing was assessed with neutral market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.