Gregory Q. Brown, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola Solutions, Inc., filed a Form 4 on September 4, 2026, reporting the exercise of performance options and the sale of common stock on September 2, 2026.
Key Highlights
- Option exercise: Brown exercised 14,220 performance options at an exercise price of $81.37 per share, acquiring 14,220 shares of common stock.
- Four sale tranches: Brown disposed of a total of 14,220 shares across four same-day transactions at weighted average prices ranging from $483.6769 to $487.1378.
- Direct ownership after transactions: Brown directly held 66,648.37 shares of common stock following all reported transactions.
- Remaining performance options: Brown held 335,780 performance options directly after the reported exercise.
- Multiple indirect holdings: Brown also holds shares indirectly through trusts, a 401(k) plan, and shares held by his wife, including 81,500 shares in the 2026-2 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
- Performance option vesting: The exercised performance options vested on March 9, 2020, upon attainment of certain financial performance objectives, according to the filing.
Brown's September 2026 Option Exercise and Share Sales at Motorola Solutions
According to the filing, Brown exercised 14,220 performance-based stock options on September 2, 2026, at a conversion price of $81.37 per share, with the underlying security being Motorola Solutions, Inc. common stock. The filing notes these options had vested on March 9, 2020, following satisfaction of certain financial performance objectives. The exercise was coded as an "M" transaction and carried a reported derivative price of $0.
On the same date, the filing reports four separate dispositions of common stock, all coded "S." Brown sold 2,400 shares at a weighted average price of $487.1378 (range $486.65 to $487.55), 4,650 shares at $486.1047 (range $485.65 to $486.57), 1,600 shares at $485.1605 (range $484.68 to $485.52), and 5,570 shares at $483.6769 (range $483.33 to $484.00). The filing states that full information on shares sold at each separate price is available upon request. Following these transactions, Brown's direct beneficial ownership stood at 66,648.37 shares, a figure the filing notes includes shares acquired under the Motorola Solutions Employee Stock Purchase Plan and through dividend reinvestment.
The filing also discloses several categories of indirect holdings for Brown. These include 32.79 shares in the Motorola Solutions 401(k) Plan based on the plan statement as of September 1, 2026; 2,220 shares held by his wife; shares held across four trusts (81,000; 21,580; 18,747; and 17,650 shares); 71,270 shares in the 2025-1 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust; 39,671 shares in the 2026-1 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust; and 81,500 shares in the 2026-2 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust. The form was filed for Motorola Solutions, Inc., trading on NYSE:MSI.
What Was Disclosed
The Form 4 filed September 4, 2026 discloses Gregory Q. Brown's exercise of 14,220 performance options and the same-day disposal of 14,220 common shares in four tranches, along with his direct and indirect beneficial ownership positions in Motorola Solutions common stock.




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