$KOP

Sullivan James A. sold $4.0M of KOP

Sullivan James A. (President and CTO) sold 80,000 shares of Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) at an average of $50.01 ($50.01–$51.22, $4.00M total) across 2 trades on 2026-08-07.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Sullivan James A.
Published Aug 11, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
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Neutral
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Mentioned
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Relevance
6/10
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$KOPNeutralLow
01

Why it matters

An insider open-market sale totaling about $4.0M is disclosed, but the text contains no new earnings, guidance, legal, or operational catalyst.

02

Market read

Traders may monitor insider activity as a sentiment input, but this specific disclosure alone is unlikely to drive a sustained repricing without corroborating fundamentals.

03

What to watch

The filing does not specify a 10b5-1 plan and provides only sale details, not context for why the shares were sold or whether other insiders acted.

Relevance 6/10Novelty 3/10Timing: Form 4 filed Aug. 11, covering sales executed Aug. 7.

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Koppers Holdings Inc.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$KOPNeutralLow confidence
Context

Koppers Holdings insider Sullivan James sold about 80,000 shares in open-market transactions totaling $4.0M, per Form 4 filed Aug. 11.

Expected impact

Likely limited near-term impact; any effect is sentiment-driven and typically fades unless paired with other negative company news.

Evidence & confidence

This is a routine Form 4 open-market sale with no 10b5-1 plan stated and no accompanying operational or financial guidance change in the text.

Market effects

No sector-level signal is provided beyond a single insider transaction at one company.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

The sale could be unrelated to company outlook (taxes, diversification, or pre-planned liquidity needs), so it may not warrant any directional trade.

Key entities

  • Koppers Holdings Inc.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider sale disclosure.

  • Sullivan James A.

    President and CTO who sold shares totaling $4,000,921.

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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