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Zabrocky Lois K sold $197K of INSW

Zabrocky Lois K (President & CEO) sold 2,000 shares of International Seaways, Inc. (INSW) at $98.44 ($0.20M total) on 2026-08-17 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Zabrocky Lois K
Published Aug 18, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The newest fact is the specific open-market sale size, price, and post-transaction holdings, disclosed as part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

02

Market read

INSW receives a fresh insider-sale datapoint, but the 10b5-1 framing suggests limited incremental fundamental information.

03

What to watch

The article provides only the sale details, not whether other insiders or the company had concurrent news, so standalone impact should be discounted.

Relevance 3/10Novelty 3/10Timing: filed after-hours on 2026-08-18, for next-session positioning

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for International Seaways, Inc. (INSW).

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$INSWNeutralMedium confidence
Context

International Seaways CEO Zabrocky Lois K sold 2,000 shares at $98.4421 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, per Form 4 filed today.

Expected impact

Low likelihood of a sustained price move; any reaction is likely muted and short-lived.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a Form 4 insider transaction, explicitly tied to a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which typically reduces interpretive weight versus discretionary selling.

Market effects

Sector

No clear sector read-through from a single 10b5-1 insider sale.

Regional

None indicated.

Global

None indicated.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

Traders may overreact to insider selling; 10b5-1 plans are designed to be non-informational, so the sale may not reflect fundamentals.

Key entities

  • issuer
    International Seaways, Inc.

    Company whose CEO insider sale is disclosed on Form 4.

  • insider
    Zabrocky Lois K

    President and CEO who sold 2,000 shares under a 10b5-1 plan.

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Full insider trading history

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