$CRL

FOSTER JAMES C sold $7.9M of CRL

FOSTER JAMES C sold 28,733 shares of CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CRL) at $275.00 ($7.90M total) on 2026-08-10 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · FOSTER JAMES C
Published Aug 11, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The disclosed event is an open-market sale by a director under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, with no new company performance, guidance, or regulatory information included.

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Market read

Traders may note the insider sale for sentiment, but the 10b5-1 structure makes it less actionable as a fundamental catalyst.

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What to watch

The article provides no context on total holdings, prior sales cadence, or whether the sale was tax-related, limiting interpretability beyond the fact of selling.

Relevance 5/10Novelty 2/10Timing: filed 2026-08-11 after-hours; transaction dated 2026-08-10

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

Charles River Laboratories director Foster James C sold 28,733 shares at $275 on 2026-08-10 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Low likelihood of a sustained price move; any reaction is likely limited to intraday sentiment around the filing.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is an open-market sale by a director, explicitly tied to a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, with no accompanying operational or guidance change disclosed in the text.

Market effects

No sector-level signal; this is company-specific insider transaction data only.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Insider sales can sometimes precede negative developments, but the presence of a 10b5-1 plan reduces that inference.

Key entities

  • CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure.

  • FOSTER JAMES C

    Director who sold 28,733 shares at $275/share.

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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