Trick David

CIK: 0001480597
Primary company: AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AMBC)

Trick David is a corporate insider at AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AMBC) filing SEC Form 4 transactions. 169 transactions, totaling $158,197 in purchases and $5,180 in sales. Source: SEC EDGAR.

AI Insider Summary

David Trick's Form 4 record at the company now filing as Octave Specialty Group Inc — filed under 'Ambac Financial Group Inc' (ticker AMBC) through 2025 before the name changed to Octave Specialty Group (ticker OSG) by mid-2026, both under the same issuer CIK — spans 169 transactions since January 2010. The aggregate shows 11,700 shares bought and 258,547 sold, though the purchases don't appear anywhere in the transactions shown in this record's most recent stretch; they occurred earlier in the 16-year relationship. The busiest period is a five-day window from September 29 to October 3, 2025: two 165,361-share conversion transactions (code C) on September 29, paired with 55,727 shares withheld for taxes at $9.72; a 42,515-share option exercise on September 30 alongside a 46,556-share award and 16,420 shares withheld at $8.34; and four stock-award transactions on October 3 totaling 833,788 shares. Earlier in 2025, smaller option-exercise clusters appeared on March 3, March 6, March 11, and March 13, each pairing exercises in the low thousands of shares with modest tax withholdings around $8.39 to $9.30. The most recent transaction, on July 9, 2026, was a 13,206-share option exercise (in two tranches) with 6,741 shares withheld for taxes at $6.08.

The densest stretch of activity falls in a five-day window from September 29 to October 3, 2025. On September 29, two conversion transactions (transaction code C) moved 165,361 shares each, alongside 55,727 shares withheld for taxes at $9.72. The next day, September 30, brought a 42,515-share option exercise, a 46,556-share award, and 16,420 shares withheld at $8.34. On October 3, four separate stock-award transactions landed together, summing to 833,788 shares. Across those five days, more than 1.4 million shares moved through Trick's Form 4 filings in conversions, awards, exercises, and withholdings.

Earlier in 2025, a series of smaller option-exercise events also appeared: March 3 (two exercises of roughly 5,500 shares each, plus 201 shares withheld at $9.30), March 6 (a 66,577-share award with 2,446 shares withheld at $9.16), March 11 (a 267-share exercise), and March 13 (two 5,562-share and two 267-share exercises, with 267 shares withheld at $8.39).

Total Transactions
169
Total Buy Value
$158K
Total Sell Value
$5K
Net Activity
+$153K
Last Transaction
Jul 2026
Companies
1

Companies

Transaction History

Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 insider transaction filings.

Type
Exercise
Shares
13,206
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Tax Payment
Shares
6,741
Price
$6.08
Value
$41K
Type
Exercise
Shares
13,206
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Award
Shares
66,519
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Award
Shares
350,375
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Award
Shares
66,519
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Award
Shares
350,375
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Award
Shares
46,556
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Tax Payment
Shares
16,420
Price
$8.34
Value
$137K
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Exercise
Shares
42,515
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Conversion
Shares
165,361
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Tax Payment
Shares
55,727
Price
$9.72
Value
$542K
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Conversion
Shares
165,361
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Award
Shares
39,586
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Exercise
Shares
5,562
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Exercise
Shares
5,562
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Tax Payment
Shares
267
Price
$8.39
Value
$2K
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Exercise
Shares
267
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Exercise
Shares
267
Price
-
Value
-
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AMBC
Type
Award
Shares
66,577
Price
-
Value
-