Insider trade

Director purchased ~$300K of ETN shares in the open market

Traded May 8, 2026 · Filed May 12, 2026

~$300K
Reported value · 746 sh @ $402.2898: 1,414
Holds after · shares reported: +8.9%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +3.6%, $401.51 → $437.28 on Oct 1

Gerald Johnson, Director's past purchases, 90 days after disclosure: 3 buys, median +9.1% vs S&P 500, beat it 2 of 3 times. Past results, not a forecast.

Why it stands out

A board member of Eaton Corporation spent $300K of their very own money to buy Eaton Corporation shares. It was the first time in 6 months that they bought. Their pile of Eaton Corporation shares grew by 112%.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 8, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 12, 2026

Director$100K–$500KHoldings +112%First buy in 6 moLargest by this insider

Context

Classification

open market purchase

Code P — open-market or private purchase

Absolute commitment

~$300,108

Shares × reported transaction price

Size band

$100K–$500K

Ownership change

+111.7%

Purchase shares ÷ estimated pre-transaction holdings, from the filing

Rarity

First purchase in 6 months

Confirmed open-market purchases by the same insider in the available history

Largest by this insider

Yes

Compared with 2 earlier confirmed purchases

Cluster activity

No other insider purchases within 30 days

Distinct insiders at the same issuer with confirmed open-market purchases

Timing vs results

3 days after results of May 5, 2026, 84 days before results of Jul 31, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $401.51 on May 8, 2026, 30% above its 52-week low and 7% below its high, after a 12% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $309.87 (May 9, 2025) to $433.01 (Apr 30, 2026), 74% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $357.10 on Mar 26, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-6.7%	-0.1%	-6.6%
30 days	-3.8%	-0.1%	-3.7%
90 days	+12.9%	+3.8%	+9.1%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001104659-26-059459
Filed / recorded: May 12, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Eaton Corp plc
Issuer CIK: 1551182
Ticker: ETN
Reporting person: Gerald Johnson
Relationship: Director
Security: Ordinary Shares
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 8, 2026
Transaction code: P
Shares / units: 746
Price per share: $402.2898
Acquired / disposed: Acquired (A)
Shares owned after: 1,414
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares purchased. Shares were purchased at varying prices in the range of $402.09 - $402.29. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

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Why it stands out Official record

Director sold5mo ago

~$64KReported value · 167 sh @ $385.00

1,263 → 1,096 shares held−13% of their stake

A board member of Eaton Corporation sold $64K of Eaton Corporation shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Officer sold5mo ago

~$200KReported value · 494 sh @ $405.855

9,669 → 9,175 shares held−5% of their stake

Eaton Corporation's See Remarks below. sold $200K of Eaton Corporation shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Gerald Johnson, Director's past purchases, 90 days after disclosure: 3 buys, median +9.1% vs S&P 500, beat it 2 of 3 times. Past results, not a forecast.

Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

Around the same time

$15,001 - $50,000Reported range · official band, not an exact amount

~$64KReported value · 167 sh @ $385.00

~$200KReported value · 494 sh @ $405.855

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