COO Troy Hicks Sells $619K in Open Market Shares Following Option Exercise
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Herbalife's Chief Operating Officer, Troy Hicks, sold $619,556 worth of common stock in open market transactions after exercising options, resulting in a net disposition of shares.
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COO Sells Shares
Troy Hicks, Chief Operating Officer, sold 48,377 shares for $619,555.55 in open market transactions on May 18-19, 2026.
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Option Exercise
Hicks also exercised options to acquire 83,270 shares for $775,525.73 on May 18, 2026.
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Tax Withholding
A total of 72,626 shares valued at $914,361.34 were disposed of for tax withholding purposes.
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Net Disposition
The combined transactions resulted in a net disposition of shares by the COO.
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The Chief Operating Officer's open market sale of over $600,000 in shares, following an option exercise, indicates a reduction in direct equity exposure. While option exercises are common, the subsequent open market sale suggests a decision to liquidate a portion of holdings rather than retain all acquired shares. This transaction occurs shortly after the company reported strong Q1 results and completed a major debt refinancing.
At the time of this filing, HLF was trading at $12.57 on NYSE in the Trade & Services sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.3B. The 52-week trading range was $6.63 to $20.40. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.