Westlake Insider Trades
NYSE: WLKIndustrialsMajor ChemicalsUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Last 12 months
- Purchases
- 0 · $0
- Sales
- 6 · $7.19M
- Shares bought / sold
- 0 / 76.69K
- Net activity
- Net selling $7.2 million
Westlake insider activity
Over the last 12 months, Westlake insiders reported 41 transactions on SEC Form 4: 0 open-market purchases and 6 sales. Insiders bought $0 and sold $7.2 million worth of stock, for net insider selling of $7.2 million. The largest seller was Bender Mark Steven, with $3.6 million in reported sales.
The most recent filing shows Chao Albert (Executive Chairman) reporting a transaction in 38,873 shares at $61.87 on Aug 11, 2026. Insider sales are common for compensation, tax and diversification reasons, while open-market purchases are rarer; tracking both helps put WLK's ownership changes in context.
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WLK insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Chao AlbertExecutive Chairman | Sale | 31,384 | $2.52M | Form 4 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Chao AlbertExecutive Chairman | Sale | 7,489 | $596.87K | Form 4 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Chao AlbertExecutive Chairman | Option exercise | 38,873 | $2.40M | Form 4 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Chao David Tsung-HungDirector | Option exercise | 2,168 | — | Form 4 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Lubel Kimberly SDirector | Option exercise | 2,168 | — | Form 4 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | NORTHCUTT R BRUCEDirector | Option exercise | 2,168 | — | Form 4 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Chao Catherine T.Director | Option exercise | 2,168 | — | Form 4 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Sabat Carolyn ChaoDirector | Option exercise | 2,168 | — | Form 4 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | CREGG ROGER ADirector | Option exercise | 2,168 | — | Form 4 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Graff Michael JDirector | Option exercise | 2,168 | — | Form 4 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Sheets Jeffrey WayneDirector | Option exercise | 2,168 | — | Form 4 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | MCCOLLUM MARK ADirector | Option exercise | 2,168 | — | Form 4 |
| May 13, 2026 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Tax withholding | 5,284 | $514.34K | Form 4 |
| May 12, 2026 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Option exercise | 13,164 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Sale | 16,413 | $1.85M | Form 4 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Buesinger Robert F.EVP, PEM Segment Head | Sale | 4,000 | $461.00K | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Sale | 421 | $42.74K | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Sale | 16,988 | $1.71M | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Disposition | 12,693 | $1.25M | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Option exercise | 6,494 | $561.98K | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Option exercise | 6,199 | $407.97K | Form 4 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Chao JamesSenior Chairman | Tax withholding | 1,569 | $147.64K | Form 4 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Chao AlbertExecutive Chairman | Tax withholding | 2,501 | $235.35K | Form 4 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Ederington L. BenjaminEVP, Legal & External Affairs | Tax withholding | 357 | $33.59K | Form 4 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Buesinger Robert F.EVP, PEM Segment Head | Tax withholding | 326 | $30.68K | Form 4 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Chao John Tsung-chenDirector | Tax withholding | 91 | $8.56K | Form 4 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Tax withholding | 445 | $41.87K | Form 4 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Holy Jeffrey AdamVP and CAO | Tax withholding | 81 | $7.62K | Form 4 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Szwejbka Scott ThomasSVP, HIP Segment Head | Tax withholding | 91 | $8.56K | Form 4 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Chao JamesSenior Chairman | Award | 3,884 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Chao AlbertExecutive Chairman | Award | 6,193 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Ederington L. BenjaminEVP, Legal & External Affairs | Award | 1,425 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Buesinger Robert F.EVP, PEM Segment Head | Award | 1,301 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Chao John Tsung-chenDirector | Award | 213 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Award | 1,777 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Holy Jeffrey AdamVP and CAO | Award | 264 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Szwejbka Scott ThomasSVP, HIP Segment Head | Award | 365 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Holy Jeffrey AdamVP and CAO | Tax withholding | 213 | $21.08K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Szwejbka Scott ThomasSVP, HIP Segment Head | Tax withholding | 295 | $29.19K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Holy Jeffrey AdamVP and CAO | Option exercise | 706 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Szwejbka Scott ThomasSVP, HIP Segment Head | Option exercise | 977 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Bender Mark StevenEVP & CFO | Tax withholding | 1,171 | $122.91K | Form 4 |
Transaction codes follow SEC Form 4: P = open-market purchase, S = open-market sale, A = grant or award, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for taxes. About Form 4