LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW·4

Mar 25, 4:02 PM ET

Reilly Ross Lamar 4

4 · LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW · Filed Mar 25, 2026

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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
Period: 2026-03-23
Reilly Ross Lamar
EVP, President, Outdoor Div
Transactions
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Class A Common Stock

    2026-03-23$65.82/sh+9,000$592,38021,819 total
  • Sale

    Class A Common Stock

    [F1]
    2026-03-23$128.65/sh5,969$767,91215,850 total
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Stock Option (right to buy)

    [F2]
    2026-03-23$65.82/sh9,000$592,3800 total
    Exercise: $65.82Exp: 2026-10-03Class 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

Documents

1 file
  • 4
    form4.xmlPrimary

    STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES