Insider Trading February 17, 2026

Tredegar Stakeholder Gottwald Disposes of $107.7K in Shares; Company Names New CEO

Minor sale by a 10% holder accompanies a planned executive succession at Tredegar Corp

By Derek Hwang TG
Tredegar Stakeholder Gottwald Disposes of $107.7K in Shares; Company Names New CEO
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John D. Gottwald, a roughly 10% shareholder of Tredegar Corp (TG), sold 11,914 shares across two transactions totaling about $107,701. After the sales, Gottwald retains substantial direct and indirect holdings. Separately, Tredegar confirmed a planned CEO transition effective January 1, 2026, with Arijit DasGupta named to succeed John M. Steitz upon his retirement.

Key Points

  • John D. Gottwald sold 11,914 Tredegar shares in two trades totaling about $107,701.
  • After the sales, Gottwald retains significant direct and indirect holdings totaling multiple millions of shares across individual and trust accounts.
  • Tredegar will implement a CEO transition: John M. Steitz retires December 31, 2025; Arijit DasGupta assumes the CEO role and joins the board on January 1, 2026.

Overview

John D. Gottwald, identified as a 10 percent owner of Tredegar Corp (NYSE: TG), completed two dispositions of company common stock that together amounted to 11,914 shares and approximately $107,701 in proceeds.

Transaction details

The stock sales occurred on two consecutive days. On February 12, 2026, Gottwald sold 11,112 shares at a weighted average price of $9.053 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $8.88 to $9.19. That sale generated about $100,590. The following day, February 13, 2026, he sold an additional 802 shares at a weighted average of $8.858, with prices between $8.80 and $8.90, producing roughly $7,111.

Post-transaction holdings

Following these dispositions, Gottwald directly holds 1,917,639 shares of Tredegar common stock. His broader holdings include 12,953 shares indirectly held by his wife, 90,000 shares held in a family trust, 847,470 shares held as co-trustee for family, and 587,451 shares held as co-trustee of a living trust.

Corporate leadership update

In separate corporate news, Tredegar announced a leadership transition. John M. Steitz, who has served as a director since 2018 and as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2019, will retire effective December 31, 2025. Arijit "Bapi" DasGupta, a Tredegar executive since 2007 and head of the company’s PE Films business unit since 2015, has been elected to replace Steitz. DasGupta will take on the CEO role on January 1, 2026, and will join the Board of Directors.


Contextual note

The information above is limited to the reported share transactions, the resulting ownership breakdown, and the announced management succession. The record does not include commentary or additional detail beyond these items.

Risks

  • The article reports only the completed share sales and ownership figures; it does not provide information on any future trading intentions or planned disposals, leaving uncertainty about potential further changes in insider holdings.
  • The management change is announced with effective dates but the article does not detail any strategic plans or potential operational shifts under the incoming CEO, creating uncertainty about execution risk for stakeholders.
  • Reported transaction prices reflect short-term trades on specific dates; the article does not provide broader market context or valuation analysis, leaving uncertainty about how these trades relate to investor perceptions of company value.

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