Columbia Sportswear Company officer Jim Swanson filed a Form 144 notice of proposed sale of securities on November 3, 2026, disclosing plans to sell 3,940 shares of common stock acquired through a stock option exercise.

Key Highlights

  • Filer and role: Jim Swanson, identified as an officer of Columbia Sportswear Company, filed the notice.
  • Shares proposed for sale: 3,940 shares of Columbia Sportswear common stock, with an aggregate market value of $275,800.00 as stated in the filing.
  • Acquisition method: The shares were acquired via a stock option exercise from the issuer on November 3, 2026, with payment made in cash.
  • Approximate sale date: November 3, 2026, through broker Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services.
  • Shares outstanding: The filing reports 51,193,194 shares of common stock outstanding.
  • Prior sales: The filing indicates nothing to report for securities sold during the past 3 months.

Columbia Sportswear Officer Proposes Sale Following Stock Option Exercise

According to the Form 144 filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jim Swanson, an officer of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM), provided notice of a proposed sale of 3,940 shares of common stock. The filing lists an aggregate market value of $275,800.00 for the shares proposed to be sold. The issuer's address is listed as 14375 Northwest Science Park Drive, Portland, Oregon 97229.

The filing discloses that the 3,940 shares were acquired on November 3, 2026, through a stock option exercise from the issuer, with full payment made in cash on the same date. The proposed sale is to be executed through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, located at 1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004, on the NASDAQ exchange. The approximate date of sale is listed as November 3, 2026.

The filing states that there are no securities of the issuer sold by Swanson during the past three months to report. By signing the notice, the filer represented, as stated in the form, that he "does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed." The notice was signed by Jim A. Swanson and dated November 3, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

A Form 144 notice filed November 3, 2026, discloses Columbia Sportswear officer Jim Swanson's proposed sale of 3,940 common shares with an aggregate market value of $275,800.00, acquired that same day via stock option exercise and to be sold through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.