Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. Chief Academic Officer and Provost John Terrence Woods filed a Form 4 on October 27, 2026, disclosing option exercises and a sale of common stock executed on October 23, 2026, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Key Highlights

  • Two option exercises: Woods exercised 200 employee stock options at $3.79 per share and 200 employee stock options at $5.23 per share on October 23, 2026, both coded as "M" transactions.
  • Sale of 400 shares: Woods sold 400 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, at prices ranging from $25.03 to $25.04, inclusive, on October 23, 2026.
  • Post-transaction ownership: Following the reported transactions, Woods directly beneficially owned 62,682 shares of common stock.
  • 10b5-1 plan: Both the option exercises and the sale were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Woods on May 6, 2026.
  • Remaining derivative securities: After the exercises, Woods held 87,369 employee stock options with an exercise price of $3.79 (expiring January 22, 2028) and 7,504 options at $5.23 (expiring February 6, 2029), both directly owned.
  • Filing exchange and ticker: The issuer is listed as Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. (PXED); the filing does not specify an exchange in the issuer field.

John Woods Option Exercises and Share Sale at Phoenix Education Partners

According to the Form 4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, John Terrence Woods, serving as Chief Academic Officer and Provost of Phoenix Education Partners, Inc., reported three transactions in the company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, all occurring on October 23, 2026. The filing was signed by Srini Medi as attorney-in-fact for John Woods and dated October 27, 2026.

The filing discloses that Woods exercised two separate blocks of employee stock options: 200 options with an exercise price of $3.79 per share, originally exercisable from October 9, 2025, and expiring January 22, 2028; and 200 options with an exercise price of $5.23 per share, originally exercisable from October 9, 2025, and expiring February 6, 2029. Both exercises are described as having been made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that Woods adopted on May 6, 2026. The filing notes a check box indicating the transactions were made pursuant to a contract, instruction, or written plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Following the two exercises, which together added 400 shares, Woods sold 400 shares in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.03 to $25.04, inclusive, also under the same May 6, 2026 Rule 10b5-1 plan. The filing states that Woods "undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range." After all three transactions, Woods directly and beneficially owned 62,682 shares of common stock.

What Was Disclosed

The Form 4 discloses that Phoenix Education Partners Chief Academic Officer and Provost John Terrence Woods exercised 400 employee stock options and sold 400 shares of common stock on October 23, 2026, all pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted May 6, 2026, leaving him with 62,682 shares directly owned.