Reilly Ross Lamar 4
4 · LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW · Filed Mar 25, 2026
Research Summary
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Lamar Advertising EVP Reilly Ross Lamar Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
- Reilly Ross Lamar, EVP and President of the Outdoor Division at Lamar Advertising (LAMR), exercised options for 9,000 shares at $65.82 per share (cost = $592,380) on March 23, 2026. On the same day 9,000 shares were withheld/surrendered to cover the exercise price and taxes (derivative disposition valued at $592,380), and he sold an additional 5,969 shares in the open market at $128.65 per share, producing $767,912 in proceeds.
- This combination of transactions is a common "cashless" or sell-to-cover exercise: options were exercised, enough shares were surrendered/withheld to cover the exercise cost and tax withholding, and a separate open-market sale occurred.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 23, 2026; Form 4 filed March 25, 2026 (timely filing).
- Exercise: 9,000 shares at $65.82 (total exercise cost/value reported $592,380).
- Withheld/Disposition (sell-to-cover): 9,000 shares (derivative disposition) valued at $592,380 to cover taxes/exercise price (Footnote F1).
- Open-market sale: 5,969 shares at $128.65 = $767,912 in proceeds.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the Form 4 filing.
- Footnotes: F1 — shares sold to cover tax withholding obligations and the option exercise price; F2 — the options were fully vested as of Oct 3, 2020.
- Transaction codes: M = option exercise/derivative; S = sale; F = tax withholding/surrender.
Context
- For investors: this is a routine insider action where options were exercised and a portion of shares was surrendered to cover costs and taxes; the open-market sale reduced the insider’s reported holdings by 5,969 shares. Such sell-to-cover exercises are common and do not necessarily signal a change in the insider’s view of the company.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Reilly Ross Lamar
EVP, President, Outdoor Div
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock
2026-03-23$65.82/sh+9,000$592,380→ 21,819 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-23$128.65/sh−5,969$767,912→ 15,850 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (right to buy)
[F2]2026-03-23$65.82/sh−9,000$592,380→ 0 totalExercise: $65.82Exp: 2026-10-03→ Class A Common Stock (9,000 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Shares sold to cover tax withholding obligations and the option exercise price.
- [F2]The options fully vested as of October 3, 2020.
Signature
/s/ James McIlwain, as attorney-in-fact|2026-03-25