Michael McNamara, who serves as General Manager of Manufacturing Operations at Vicor Corp (NASDAQ: VICR), completed a pair of linked equity transactions on March 17, 2026. On that date McNamara disposed of 7,174 shares of common stock for an aggregate amount of approximately $1.36 million, selling at $190.07 per share.
That sale price stood slightly below the stock's quoted market level at the time of the report, which was $198.11 per share. The sale followed a period of pronounced share-price appreciation for Vicor - the companyxperienced a 270% return over the prior 12 months and a 79% gain year-to-date.
Concurrently, McNamara exercised stock options to acquire 7,174 shares, paying strike prices that ranged from $41.61 to $60.61 per share. The cash value paid for those option exercises totaled $330,202. Taken together, the transactions represent a classic exercise-and-sell sequence, yielding McNamara in excess of $1 million in net proceeds after accounting for the exercise outlay and the subsequent sale.
Market context and valuation note
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What happened - concise chronology
- March 17, 2026 - McNamara sold 7,174 shares at $190.07 each, realizing roughly $1.36 million in gross proceeds.
- Same day - McNamara exercised options to purchase 7,174 shares, paying between $41.61 and $60.61 per share, for a total exercise cost of $330,202.
- The combined transactions are characterized as an exercise-and-sell strategy, producing net proceeds in excess of $1 million.
Note on available information
The filing establishes the transaction sizes, prices, and dates cited above. Beyond those items, the public record provided does not disclose further motivations or additional contextual details regarding the decision-making behind the exercise-and-sell execution.