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Mks Inc insiders sold $43.5M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

41% was sold under disclosed trading plans, 59% with no plan disclosed. The largest seller, John Lee (President & CEO, Director), sold $13.9M.Share-of-stake figures for this company are being verified and will be added when that check is finished. Why

Updated Oct 16, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026
$25.5M
sold with no plan disclosed, past 12 months
41%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
13 of 16
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Is this normal? More than usual: $43.5M sold, after almost none in the past 5 years. 13 insiders sold; the average is 5 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Sep 2 for a sale on Sep 1. Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares ($75K) under a disclosed plan. Filing
SEC ownership filings: 61 filed in the 12 months to Oct 16, 2026; 1,703 on record since Feb 8, 2002 · See the evidence

What stands out

Seven insiders sold $23.2M with no disclosed plan: John Lee ($7.7M), Gerald Colella ($5.1M) and Kathleen Burke ($2.5M), plus 4 more. The filings don't state a reason.John Lee: largest such sale, Feb 20, 2026 · Gerald Colella: largest such sale, Feb 24, 2026 · Kathleen Burke: largest such sale, May 11, 2026

A share of stake is shown for 0 of the 13 officers and directors who sold. 16 are left out

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Left out: John Lee, Gerald Colella, Kathleen Burke, James Schreiner, Elizabeth Mora, Eric Taranto, David Henry, Raj Batra, Jacqueline Moloney, Joseph Donahue, Peter Cannone III, Renee Donlan, Wissam Jabre, John Williams, Michelle McCarthy and Ramakumar Mayampurath (share of stake is being verified).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Their share of stake is being verified and is not shown yet; amounts and trading plans are below.

John Lee
President & CEO, Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$13.9M44% planned 56% no plan disclosed
Gerald Colella
Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$11.7M57% planned 43% no plan disclosed
David Henry
EVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSD
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$3.2M26% planned 74% no plan disclosed
Ramakumar Mayampurath
EVP & CFO
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$2.8MDisclosed plan
James Schreiner
EVP & COO
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$2.6M13% planned 87% no plan disclosed
All 13 sellers

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

Disclosed planNo plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
Oct 2025: $99K under a disclosed planOctNovDec 2025: $48K under a disclosed planDecJanFeb 2026: $17.2M no plan disclosedFebMar 2026: $72K under a disclosed planMar 2026: $1.1M no plan disclosedMarAprMay 2026: $13.4M under a disclosed planMay 2026: $4.2M no plan disclosed$17.6MMayJun 2026: $1.1M under a disclosed planJun 2026: $3.1M no plan disclosedJunJulAug 2026: $3.2M under a disclosed planAugSep 2026: $75K under a disclosed planSepOct

Recent activity

Past 30 days, Sep 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026

No officer or director trades were reported for the past 30 days. The most recent before that:

Sep 1, 2026Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares ($75K) under a disclosed trading plan.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Elizabeth Mora
Director
300$250.96n/an/aSep 1, 2026Sep 2, 2026

Common questions

Is the Mks Inc CEO selling stock?

Yes. John Lee sold 50K shares ($13.9M) in the past 12 months, 44% of it under a trading plan disclosed in the filings.

Why are Mks Inc insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 41% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings and 59% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Mks Inc insiders buying?

No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.

The evidence

Who sold13 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
John Lee
President & CEO, Director
$13.9M
50K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
44% under a disclosed plan 56% no plan disclosed
Gerald Colella
Director
$11.7M
40K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
57% under a disclosed plan 43% no plan disclosed
David Henry
EVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSD
$3.2M
11K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
26% under a disclosed plan 74% no plan disclosed
Ramakumar Mayampurath
EVP & CFO
$2.8M
8.8K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
James Schreiner
EVP & COO
$2.6M
9.1K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
13% under a disclosed plan 87% no plan disclosed
Kathleen Burke
EVP, GC & Secretary
$2.5M
8.6K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Eric Taranto
EVP & Gm, Vsd
$2.3M
8.9K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Michelle McCarthy
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer
$1.1M
3.9K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
68% under a disclosed plan 32% no plan disclosed
Jacqueline Moloney
Director
$1.0M
3.6K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Peter Cannone III
Director
$732K
2.6K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Joseph Donahue
Director
$689K
2.1K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
John Williams
EVP & Gm, Psd
$656K
2.5K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
20% under a disclosed plan 80% no plan disclosed
Elizabeth Mora
Director
$290K
1.2K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
The full ownership picture0 of 16 officers and directors confirmed

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 16, 2025SoldHeld Oct 16, 2026Still held
John Lee
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for John Lee are complete.
President & CEO, Director
n/a−50Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for John Lee

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for John Lee are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−35Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Gerald Colella
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Gerald Colella are complete.
Director
n/a−40Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Gerald Colella

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Gerald Colella are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Kathleen Burke
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Kathleen Burke are complete.
EVP, GC & Secretary
n/a−8.6Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Kathleen Burke

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Kathleen Burke are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−6.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes
James Schreiner
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for James Schreiner are complete.
EVP & COO
n/a−9.1Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for James Schreiner

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for James Schreiner are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−4.3Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Elizabeth Mora
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Elizabeth Mora are complete.
Director
n/a−1.2Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Elizabeth Mora

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Elizabeth Mora are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Eric Taranto
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for Eric Taranto are complete.
EVP & Gm, Vsd
n/a−8.9Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Eric Taranto

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Eric Taranto are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−2.7Kwithheld by the company for taxes
David Henry
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for David Henry are complete.
EVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSD
n/a−11Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for David Henry

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for David Henry are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−4.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Raj Batra
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Raj Batra are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Raj Batra

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Raj Batra are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Jacqueline Moloney
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Jacqueline Moloney are complete.
Director
n/a−3.6Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jacqueline Moloney

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Jacqueline Moloney are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Joseph Donahue
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Joseph Donahue are complete.
Director
n/a−2.1Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Joseph Donahue

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Joseph Donahue are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Peter Cannone III
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Peter Cannone III are complete.
Director
n/a−2.6Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Peter Cannone III

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Peter Cannone III are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Renee Donlan
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Renee Donlan are complete.
EVP, GC & Cco
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Renee Donlan

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Renee Donlan are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Wissam Jabre
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Wissam Jabre are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Wissam Jabre

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Wissam Jabre are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
John Williams
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for John Williams are complete.
EVP & Gm, Psd
n/a−2.5Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for John Williams

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for John Williams are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−2Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Michelle McCarthy
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Michelle McCarthy are complete.
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer
n/a−3.9Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Michelle McCarthy

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Michelle McCarthy are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−1.4Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Ramakumar Mayampurath
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Ramakumar Mayampurath are complete.
EVP & CFO
n/a−8.8Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ramakumar Mayampurath

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Ramakumar Mayampurath are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−5.1Kwithheld by the company for taxes

Holdings and share of stake for Mks Inc are being verified, so no balances, unit counts or percentages are shown. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings.

What explains the selling$43.5M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $43.5M across 151,749 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

The lighter segment is sales with no plan disclosed in the filing ($25.5M), including tax-related sales outside a plan.

No plan disclosed · $25.5M

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $7.7M of it is John Lee. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: John Lee, Feb 20, 2026

Taxes

60,340 shares ($15.1M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
John Lee
President & CEO, Director
50K$13.9M44%32%Feb 20, 2026 to Aug 14, 2026
Gerald Colella
Director
40K$11.7M57%27%Feb 20, 2026 to May 27, 2026
David Henry
EVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSD
11K$3.2M26%7%Feb 20, 2026 to Jun 1, 2026
Ramakumar Mayampurath
EVP & CFO
8.8K$2.8M100%6%May 22, 2026 to May 22, 2026
James Schreiner
EVP & COO
9.1K$2.6M13%6%Oct 22, 2025 to Jun 12, 2026
Kathleen Burke
EVP, GC & Secretary
8.6K$2.5M0%6%Feb 20, 2026 to May 11, 2026
Eric Taranto
EVP & Gm, Vsd
8.9K$2.3M0%5%Feb 20, 2026 to May 11, 2026
Michelle McCarthy
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer
3.9K$1.1M68%3%Feb 20, 2026 to Jun 5, 2026
Jacqueline Moloney
Director
3.6K$1.0M0%2%Feb 20, 2026 to May 14, 2026
Peter Cannone III
Director
2.6K$732K0%2%Feb 20, 2026 to May 18, 2026
Joseph Donahue
Director
2.1K$689K0%2%May 27, 2026 to May 27, 2026
John Williams
EVP & Gm, Psd
2.5K$656K20%2%Feb 20, 2026 to Aug 3, 2026
Elizabeth Mora
Director
1.2K$290K100%0.7%Dec 2, 2025 to Sep 1, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$99K$99K$0$0
Nov 2025$0$0$0$0
Dec 2025$48K$48K$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$17.2M$0$0$17.2M
Mar 2026$1.2M$72K$0$1.1M
Apr 2026$0$0$0$0
May 2026$17.6M$13.4M$0$4.2M
Jun 2026$4.2M$1.1M$0$3.1M
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$3.2M$3.2M$0$0
Sep 2026$75K$75K$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

More than usual: $43.5M sold, after almost none in the past 5 years. 13 insiders sold; the average is 5 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 16, 2026
Latest 12 months
152K13$43.5M
Oct 16, 2025
1 year earlier
19K5$2.1M
Oct 16, 2024
2 years earlier
66K6$7.9M
Oct 17, 2023
3 years earlier
49K5$4.8M
Oct 17, 2022
4 years earlier
4K3$596K
Oct 17, 2021
5 years earlier
14K5$2.5M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertainty16 officers and directors not confirmed

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Balances, unit counts and every share-of-stake figure for Mks Inc are held back until that check is finished. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings and are complete.

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology1,703 filings on record, 61 filed in the 12-month period, and how we read them

All 1,703 Forms 3, 4 and 5 on record for Mks Inc (SEC CIK 1049502), filed from Feb 8, 2002 to Sep 2, 2026; 61 of them were filed in the 12 months this page covers, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 16, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages. 1 older filing exists only on paper and could not be read.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (34)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total
NameLast filedLast reported balance
Michelle WarnerMay 8, 202410,852 shares, last reported balance as of May 7, 2024
Seth BagshawFeb 26, 20241 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 22, 2024
Mark GitinFeb 16, 202416,134 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 15, 2024
Carlyle Group Inc.May 10, 20236,482,732 shares, last reported balance as of May 8, 2023
Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P.May 10, 20236,482,732 shares, last reported balance as of May 8, 2023
Geoffrey WildAug 18, 2022107,620 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 17, 2022
Janice HenryMay 12, 20201,989 shares, last reported balance as of May 11, 2020
Gregory BeecherMay 6, 20201,981 shares, last reported balance as of May 5, 2020
John BertucciMay 9, 2019951,116 shares, last reported balance as of May 8, 2019
Richard ChuteMay 9, 20196,616 shares, last reported balance as of May 8, 2019
Rick HessMay 9, 20195,468 shares, last reported balance as of May 8, 2019
John AbramsFeb 19, 20196,864 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 15, 2019
Peter HanleyAug 8, 20181,501 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 7, 2018
Brian QuirkMay 8, 201817,641 shares, last reported balance as of May 7, 2018
Dennis WerthApr 3, 201817,188 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 2, 2018
Robert PhillippyFeb 16, 20189,344 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 15, 2018
Robert AndersonMay 18, 201713,128 shares, last reported balance as of May 8, 2017
Cristina AmonDec 17, 201529,283 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 16, 2015
Paul LoomisFeb 3, 20146,531 shares, last reported balance as of May 30, 2013
Paul EyermanFeb 3, 201417,375 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 29, 2013
Leo BerlinghieriJan 2, 2014157,546 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 30, 2013
John SmithJul 8, 20135,931 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 3, 2013
William StewartApr 24, 201215,262 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 2, 2012
Louis ValenteFeb 7, 201212,000 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 6, 2012
Hans KahlMay 3, 201116,000 shares, last reported balance as of May 2, 2011
Ronald WeignerFeb 12, 201011,127 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 10, 2009
Claire BertucciMay 1, 20084,261,831 shares, last reported balance as of May 1, 2008
Frank SchneiderAug 27, 200730,412 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 23, 2007
Ron HadarJun 7, 200712,000 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 6, 2007
Robert KlimmMay 1, 200710,000 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 30, 2007
EMERSON ELECTRIC COSep 21, 20064,686,431 shares, last reported balance as of Sep 20, 2006
Owen RobbinsMay 10, 2006No balance on record
James BergesMay 10, 2006No balance on record
Donald SmithFeb 4, 20043,381 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 5, 2004

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