$CRC

Bys Jay A. sold $734K of CRC

Bys Jay A. (EVP & Chief Commercial Officer) sold 11,907 shares of California Resources Corp (CRC) at $61.68 ($0.73M total) on 2026-06-04 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Bys Jay A.
Published Jun 5, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
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Neutral
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Relevance
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$CRCNeutralLow
01

Why it matters

The disclosure confirms an officer’s share sale (11,907 shares at $61.6800) executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which typically dampens interpretive value for near-term fundamentals.

02

Market read

Traders may monitor for follow-on insider activity, but this specific filing alone is unlikely to drive a material repricing.

03

What to watch

The filing date may lag the actual sale; without context on prior insider patterns or plan schedule, the market may overreact or underreact.

Relevance 6/10Novelty 6/10Timing: SEC Form 4 filed today; sale executed 2026-06-04

Background

This is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for California Resources Corp (CRC).

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$CRCNeutralMedium confidence
Context

CRC EVP & Chief Commercial Officer Jay Bys sold 11,907 shares in an open-market transaction under a 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely limited near-term price impact; any effect is typically sentiment-noise rather than a fundamental catalyst.

Evidence & confidence

Form 4 provides a specific sale price/date and confirms the transaction was executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which is generally less informative about near-term outlook.

Market effects

Minimal—single-company insider transaction with no stated operational or financial change.

None.

None.

Counterpoint

If the 10b5-1 plan size is unusually large relative to typical insider activity, traders may still read it as a mild negative sentiment signal despite the plan.

Key entities

  • California Resources Corp

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction; officer sale disclosed.

  • Jay A. Bys

    EVP & Chief Commercial Officer who sold shares under a 10b5-1 plan.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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