Key facts
- This page summarizes Richard L. Fricke's Form 4 filing for Element Solutions Inc (ESI).
- 14 reported transactions and 6 derivative rows are listed below.
- Accepted by SEC: 12 Feb 2026, 16:36.
Richard L. Fricke - 10 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
- Reporting relationship
- President, Electronics
- Issuer ticker
- ESI
- Reported as of
- 10 Feb 2026
- Net transaction value
- -$320,636
- SEC form
- 4
- Accepted by SEC
- 12 Feb 2026, 16:36:21 UTC
- Prior SEC filing
- 14 Feb 2025
- Source filing
- View source filing
- Reporting owner signature
- /s/ Caroline S. Lind as Attorney-in-Fact for Richard L. Fricke
Source evidence
Original filing metadata and source links for verification.
4 source fields
Reporting owner
1 detail
Key filing fact
Richard L. Fricke filed Form 4 for Element Solutions Inc (ESI) on 12 Feb 2026.
Change
- Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 14 Feb 2025.
- Current net transaction value: -$320,636.
Research use
- This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
- You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.
Evidence
Filed on Form 4
View source filing
Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.
Reporting Owners (1)
CIK 0002010266
Primary reporting owner
Fricke Richard L.
- Relationship
- President, Electronics
- Address
- C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC, 500 S POINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200, MIAMI BEACH
- Signature
- /s/ Caroline S. Lind as Attorney-in-Fact for Richard L. Fricke
- Signature date
- 12 Feb 2026
Reported non-derivative transactions
Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.
ESI
transaction
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- +13,582
- Change %
- +33%
- Price
- Shares after
- 54,411
- Date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F1
ESI
transaction
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $197,538
- Shares
- -6,175
- Change %
- -11%
- Price
- $31.99
- Shares after
- 48,236
- Date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F2
ESI
transaction
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- +1,677
- Change %
- +3.5%
- Price
- Shares after
- 49,913
- Date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F3
ESI
transaction
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $27,032
- Shares
- -845
- Change %
- -1.7%
- Price
- $31.99
- Shares after
- 49,068
- Date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F4
ESI
transaction
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- +3,477
- Change %
- +7.1%
- Price
- Shares after
- 52,545
- Date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F5
ESI
transaction
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $49,808
- Shares
- -1,557
- Change %
- -3%
- Price
- $31.99
- Shares after
- 50,988
- Date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F6
ESI
transaction
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- +3,229
- Change %
- +6.3%
- Price
- Shares after
- 54,217
- Date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F7
ESI
transaction
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $46,258
- Shares
- -1,446
- Change %
- -2.7%
- Price
- $31.99
- Shares after
- 52,771
- Date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F8
Reported derivative securities
Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.
ESI
transaction
Derivative
Performance Stock Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- -10,060
- Change %
- -100%
- Price
- Shares after
- 0
- Date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 13,582
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F1
ESI
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Stock Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- -1,677
- Change %
- -100%
- Price
- Shares after
- 0
- Date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 1,677
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F3
ESI
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Stock Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- -3,477
- Change %
- -50%
- Price
- Shares after
- 3,477
- Date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 3,477
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F5
ESI
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Stock Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- -3,229
- Change %
- -33%
- Price
- Shares after
- 6,457
- Date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 3,229
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F7
ESI
transaction
Derivative
Performance Stock Units
Award
- Transaction value
- Shares
- +23,726
- Change %
- Price
- Shares after
- 23,726
- Date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 23,726
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F9
ESI
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Stock Units
Award
- Transaction value
- Shares
- +11,862
- Change %
- Price
- Shares after
- 11,862
- Date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 11,862
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F10
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
Additional SEC filing notes
Filing notes and footnotes
Explanation of responses 10 footnotes
Footnote F1
Represents settlement of a performance restricted stock unit ("PRSU") award previously reported in 2023. Each PRSU represented a contingent right to receive up to two shares of the Issuer's common stock.
Footnote F2
Represents disposed shares to cover tax withholdings due upon vesting of the PRSUs described in footnote 1.
Footnote F3
Represents settlement of 1/3 of a restricted stock unit ("RSUs") award previously reported in 2023. Each RSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
Footnote F4
Represents disposed shares to cover tax withholdings due upon vesting of the RSUs described in footnote 3.
Footnote F5
Represents settlement of 1/3 of a RSU award previously reported in 2024. Each RSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
Footnote F6
Represents disposed shares to cover tax withholdings due upon vesting of the RSUs described in footnote 5.
Footnote F7
Represents settlement of 1/3 of a RSU award previously reported in 2025. Each RSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
Footnote F8
Represents disposed shares to cover tax withholdings due upon vesting of the RSUs described in footnote 7.
Footnote F9
Each PRSU represents a contingent right to receive up to three shares of the Issuer's common stock, subject to the achievement of certain adjusted EBITDA compound annual growth and adjusted earnings per share goals for the performance period ending on December 31, 2028 and a relative total shareholder return (TSR) modifier based on the Issuer's TSR in comparison to its peer group for that same period. The number of shares reported in column 7 will range from zero to 71,178 shares.
Footnote F10
Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The grant will vest in 1/3 increments over the next three years.