Robert J. van der Kolk, President of EMEA and APAC at nVent Electric plc, filed a Form 4 on August 11, 2026, reporting the exercise of employee stock options and an equivalent same-day sale of ordinary shares on August 10, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Option exercise: Van der Kolk acquired 5,858 ordinary shares via an employee stock option at an exercise price of $20.22 per share on August 10, 2026.
  • Same-day sale: The reporting person disposed of 5,858 ordinary shares at a price of $164.3201 per share on the same date.
  • Remaining direct ownership: Following the transactions, van der Kolk directly held 27,386.8957 ordinary shares.
  • Restricted Stock Units: The filing also shows a separate holding of 6,290.431 ordinary shares in the form of Restricted Stock Units, held directly.
  • Option fully exercisable: The filing notes the exercised option "is presently exercisable in full," with an expiration date of March 1, 2027.
  • ESPP participation: End-of-period holdings include monthly purchases under the nVent Electric plc Employee Stock Purchase Plan in exempt transactions pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c).

Van der Kolk Option Exercise and Share Sale at nVent Electric

According to the Form 4 filed with the SEC, Robert J. van der Kolk, serving as President of EMEA and APAC at nVent Electric plc (NYSE:NVT), executed two linked transactions on August 10, 2026. He first acquired 5,858 ordinary shares through the exercise of an employee stock option at a conversion price of $20.22 per share (transaction code M). On the same date, he disposed of 5,858 ordinary shares at a price of $164.3201 per share (transaction code S).

Following these transactions, the filing reports that van der Kolk directly held 27,386.8957 ordinary shares. The filing notes that these end-of-period holdings include monthly purchases made under the nVent Electric plc Employee Stock Purchase Plan, described as exempt transactions pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c). In addition, the filing separately discloses a direct holding of 6,290.431 ordinary shares in Restricted Stock Units, which the filing states includes shares acquired under a dividend reinvestment plan in exempt transactions not required to be reported under Section 16(a).

The employee stock option exercised carried an exercise price of $20.22 and an expiration date of March 1, 2027. The filing states the option was "presently exercisable in full" at the time of the transaction. The Form 4 was signed by John K. Wilson as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert J. van der Kolk and filed on August 11, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

The filing discloses an option exercise and same-day share sale by nVent Electric's President of EMEA and APAC on August 10, 2026, along with post-transaction beneficial ownership figures for ordinary shares and Restricted Stock Units.