$CRL

Girshick Birgit sold $1.8M of CRL

Girshick Birgit (Chief Executive Officer) sold 6,500 shares of CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CRL) at $279.90 ($1.82M total) on 2026-08-11 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Girshick Birgit
Published Aug 13, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC
Analysis
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The newest fact is the CEO’s open-market sale details: 6,500 shares at $279.90, total $1,819,350, with holdings after sale of 36,013 shares, executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

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Market read

This provides a fresh datapoint on insider activity but no new fundamental catalyst for CRL.

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What to watch

Insider sales can be routine under 10b5-1 plans; traders should compare with prior Form 4 patterns and whether any other executives filed concurrent transactions.

Relevance 5/10Novelty 3/10Timing: filed 2026-08-13 for a sale executed 2026-08-11

Background

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

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$CRLNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Charles River Laboratories CEO Girshick Birgit filed a Form 4 selling 6,500 shares at $279.90 on 2026-08-11 under a 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely limited near-term impact; watch for follow-on insider activity or other company-specific catalysts.

Evidence & confidence

The filing discloses the transaction size and price, but it does not include new operational, financial, or regulatory information. The presence of a 10b5-1 plan reduces interpretive weight.

Market effects

No direct sector read-through; this is company-specific insider trading disclosure.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

The sale could be purely liquidity-driven even if not perfectly timed to fundamentals, so it may not reflect bearish expectations.

Key entities

  • CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure.

  • Girshick Birgit

    CEO and officer/director who sold shares.

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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