A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 10 filings in this group are Form 4s for NPK International Inc.
The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.
Across the 10 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 5 open-market sale, 3 option exercise and 2 compensation award. 5 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.
Form 4
Compensation award
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-09-24
NPKI insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Barton III Alvin James (EVP Commercial Growth & Ops.) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
A |
Compensation award
|
12,850 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Barton III Alvin James (EVP Commercial Growth & Ops.)
Shares: 12,850
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-09-10
NPKI insider Warren Matthew James (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 2,991 shares (~$40.1K)
Warren Matthew James, listed as Chief Accounting Officer at NPK International Inc., reported an open-market sale of 2,991 NPKI shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
S |
Open-market sale
|
2,991 |
$13.41 |
$40.1K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Warren Matthew James (Chief Accounting Officer)
Shares: 2,991
Est. Value: $40.1K
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-08-31
NPKI insider ROBESON ROSE M (Director) sold 10,000 shares (~$134.9K)
ROBESON ROSE M, listed as Director at NPK International Inc., reported an open-market sale of 10,000 NPKI shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
S |
Open-market sale
|
10,000 |
$13.49 |
$134.9K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: ROBESON ROSE M (Director)
Shares: 10,000
Est. Value: $134.9K
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-08-19
NPKI insider Lewis Michael A (Director) sold 2,013 shares (~$28.7K)
Lewis Michael A, listed as Director at NPK International Inc., reported an open-market sale of 2,013 NPKI shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
S |
Open-market sale
|
2,013 |
$14.26 |
$28.7K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Lewis Michael A (Director)
Shares: 2,013
Est. Value: $28.7K
Form 4
Compensation award
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-07-29
NPKI insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Pederson Kristen J. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
A |
Compensation award
|
6,614 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Pederson Kristen J. (Director)
Shares: 6,614
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-06-09
NPKI insider Briggs Lori (VP & President, Ind. Solutions) sold 8,325 shares (~$122.8K)
Briggs Lori, listed as VP & President, Ind. Solutions at NPK International Inc., reported an open-market sale of 8,325 NPKI shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
S |
Open-market sale
|
8,325 |
$14.75 |
$122.8K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Briggs Lori (VP & President, Ind. Solutions)
Shares: 8,325
Est. Value: $122.8K
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-06-05
NPKI insider LANIGAN MATTHEW (Director, President & CEO) sold 167,375 shares (~$2.42M)
LANIGAN MATTHEW, listed as Director, President & CEO at NPK International Inc., reported an open-market sale of 167,375 NPKI shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
S |
Open-market sale
|
167,375 |
$14.43 |
$2.42M |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: LANIGAN MATTHEW (Director, President & CEO)
Shares: 167,375
Est. Value: $2.42M
Form 4
Option exercise
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-06-03
NPKI insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Fruge Mary Celeste (VP, General Counsel) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
F |
Tax withholding on vested shares
|
3,833 |
$14.31 |
$54.9K |
F |
Tax withholding on vested shares
|
5,218 |
$14.31 |
$74.7K |
F |
Tax withholding on vested shares
|
6,797 |
$14.31 |
$97.3K |
M |
Option exercise
|
17,274 |
— |
— |
M |
Option exercise
derivative · Restricted Stock Units
|
17,274 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Fruge Mary Celeste (VP, General Counsel)
Shares: 33,122
Form 4
Option exercise
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-06-03
NPKI insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
LANIGAN MATTHEW (Director, President & CEO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
F |
Tax withholding on vested shares
|
22,232 |
$14.31 |
$318.1K |
F |
Tax withholding on vested shares
|
27,894 |
$14.31 |
$399.2K |
F |
Tax withholding on vested shares
|
39,423 |
$14.31 |
$564.1K |
M |
Option exercise
|
100,188 |
— |
— |
M |
Option exercise
derivative · Restricted Stock Units
|
100,188 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: LANIGAN MATTHEW (Director, President & CEO)
Shares: 189,737
Form 4
Option exercise
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-06-03
NPKI insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Piontek Gregg (Senior Vice President and CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
F |
Tax withholding on vested shares
|
8,959 |
$14.31 |
$128.2K |
F |
Tax withholding on vested shares
|
15,889 |
$14.31 |
$227.4K |
F |
Tax withholding on vested shares
|
11,241 |
$14.31 |
$160.9K |
M |
Option exercise
|
40,379 |
— |
— |
M |
Option exercise
derivative · Restricted Stock Units
|
40,379 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Piontek Gregg (Senior Vice President and CFO)
Shares: 76,468