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NIEWIARA JAMES A

SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL

Officer
2 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2025-09-12

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
Motorola Solutions, Inc. MSI 0 15 Net selling

Activity

September 2025
low
Sell
1,700 shares
$825,228
Significance 4/10

SVP General Counsel James A Niewiara sold 1,700 MSI shares at $485.43 for $825.2K; holds 14.5K shares post-transaction.

James A Niewiara, SVP and General Counsel, sold 1,700 shares (10.5% of his pre-transaction holdings) at $485.43, reducing his position from 16.2K to 14.5K shares. The sale occurred near the 52-week high ($504.60), with the stock currently trading at $481.71, only 4.5% below that peak. Notably, his prior 5 sales at MSI—concentrated in August 2024—were all followed by positive 90-day returns (ranging from 12.4% to 15.2%), indicating these earlier sales were poorly timed entries; none of those sales preceded a meaningful decline. This current sale's proximity to the 52-week high, combined with the company's elevated P/E of 37.93 against $2.8B quarterly revenue and 8.4% annual growth, provides the transaction context but does not establish any novel insider conviction signal based on the track record pattern.

August 2024
medium
Sell
6,871 shares
$2,807,107
Significance 4/10

SVP General Counsel NIEWIARA sold 6,870 shares for $2.8M across 5 transactions on Aug 7-8, reducing stake by 35.3%.

James A. Niewiara, SVP and General Counsel of Motorola Solutions, executed 5 separate sales totaling 6,870 shares for $2,807,106.65 ($2.8M) at blended average price $408.55 on August 7–8, 2024. The sales reduced his post-transaction holdings to 12,579 shares from 19,450 shares (a -35.3% reduction in his stake). The stock is currently at $410.76, only -0.3% from its 52-week high of $412.18, and has gained +5.0% over 30 days and +13.2% over 90 days. Historically, his 2 prior sales at MSI in May 2024 were followed by 90-day returns of +11.6% each, indicating his prior sales at this ticker were not well-timed relative to subsequent price movement. The absence of any FLAG noting a 10b5-1 trading plan suggests this was a discretionary execution; however, the timing mechanics (near 52-week highs, amid recent strong momentum) and the substantial reduction in his direct ownership merit investor attention to any accompanying SEC disclosures for context on motivation and tenure plans.

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