Insider trade

Officer sold ~$3.24M of AJG shares in the open market

Traded Aug 24, 2026 · Filed Aug 27, 2026

~$3.24M
Reported value · 12K sh @ $270.081: 71K
Holds after · shares reported: -14.8%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +0.1%, $271.99 → $231.82 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s General Counsel sold $3.24M of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

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: Aug 24, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 27, 2026

Officer$1M+

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$3,240,972

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

25 days after results of Jul 30, 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 $271.99 on Aug 24, 2026, 42% above its 52-week low and 12% below its high, after a 4% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $192.00 (May 13, 2026) to $310.48 (Oct 3, 2025), 68% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $261.23 on Jul 13, 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	+2.5%	+0.3%	+2.2%
30 days	-11.8%	-0.7%	-11.1%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000354190-26-000199
Filed / recorded: Aug 27, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Issuer CIK: 354190
Ticker: AJG
Reporting person: Walter D. Bay
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: General Counsel
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 24, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 12,000
Price per share: $270.081
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 71,292.092
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The price reported is an average weighted price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions on 8/24/2026 at prices ranging from $270.01 to $270.17. The reporting person will provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

Around the same time

Officer sold2w ago

~$253KReported value · 1,000 sh @ $252.8583

48K → 47K shares held−2% of their stake

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s Controller, CAO sold $253K of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Officer plans to sell ~$253K of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Planned, from pay3w ago

Insider sold3w ago

~$3.8Mplanned to sell · 15K shares, around Sep 15, 2026

Someone high up at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. told the SEC they plan to sell $3.8M of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares around Sep 15, 2026. The shares did not come from their pay.