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WILLIAMS WILLIAM L. III sold $72K of LOB (indirect holdings)

WILLIAMS WILLIAM L. III sold 1,810 indirectly-held shares of Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB) at $40.00 on 2026-09-02 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · WILLIAMS WILLIAM L. III
Published Sep 3, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC
Analysis
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The disclosure provides a concrete datapoint on insider activity but does not include new operating, financial, regulatory, or deal information.

02

Market read

Traders may monitor for patterns in insider selling, but this specific transaction is small and explicitly pre-arranged, so it is unlikely to drive a durable repricing.

03

What to watch

The sale is indirect and pre-arranged; without additional context (e.g., total insider activity trend, other filings), the signal quality is limited.

Relevance 2/10Novelty 3/10Timing: Filed 2026-09-03, transaction dated 2026-09-02.

Background

This is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Live Oak Bancshares, Inc., reported by a director and executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

Live Oak Bancshares director WILLIAMS WILLIAM L. III sold 1,810 shares on 2026-09-02 for about $72.4K under a 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely minimal impact on price; any effect is short-lived unless followed by additional insider selling or operational news.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a Form 4 insider transaction with an explicitly pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and the disclosed dollar amount is modest relative to typical market moves.

Market effects

No clear sector read-through from a single, small director sale under 10b5-1.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Even with a 10b5-1 plan, repeated director selling over time can be interpreted as confidence erosion by some traders.

Key entities

  • Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure (LOB).

  • WILLIAMS WILLIAM L. III

    Director who sold 1,810 shares on 2026-09-02 under a pre-arranged 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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