William Osborn

American businessman

William A. Osborn (born 1947) is an American bank executive.²

From Wikipedia’s article on William Osborn (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1947.¹

About

William A. Osborn was graduated from Northwestern University in 1969 and from its Kellogg School of Management in 1973.

He joined Northern Trust in 1970, and spent the rest of his career at the Chicago, Illinois institution.

Eventually he headed the commercial banking and personal financial services business units, and became president and chief operating officer in December 1993.

He was chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Corporation multibank holding company and the Northern Trust Company bank from 1995 through 2007. Other directorships include Caterpillar Inc., Nicor Inc., and the Tribune Company. Osborn has been a director of Caterpillar since 2000. Osborn was appointed to the board of General Dynamics (military weapons maker). In 2011, he became chairman of the board of trustees of Northwestern University,

From Wikipedia’s article on William Osborn, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Abbott LaboratoriesBoard member Jan 2, 2008 to Apr 28, 2023⁷
General DynamicsBoard member Dec 4, 2009 to Mar 10, 2021⁸
Caterpillar Inc.Board member Apr 15, 2004 to Mar 3, 2021⁹
Northern TrustBoard member Jan 27, 2009 to Nov 10, 2009¹⁰
Northern TrustChair Jul 30, 2003 to Dec 17, 2008¹¹
Tribune MediaBoard member May 4, 2006 to Dec 21, 2007¹²
Northern TrustChief executive officer Jul 30, 2003 to Oct 23, 2007¹¹
Northern TrustPresident Jul 30, 2003 to Aug 2, 2004¹¹

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

Caterpillar Inc. CAT54,199 shares¹³$39.6M at $730.49Mar 1, 2021
General Dynamics GD36,266 shares¹⁴$12.5M at $343.82Mar 8, 2021
Abbott Laboratories ABT98,598 shares¹⁵$10.3M at $104.71Apr 29, 2022
Northern Trust NTRS1,424 shares¹⁶$234.9K at $164.96Nov 5, 2009

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

Apr 29, 2022Granted 1,602 shares of Abbott Laboratories¹⁵
Oct 26, 2021Exercised options 15,752 shares at $59.42 of Abbott Laboratories¹⁷
Apr 23, 2021Granted 1,499 shares of Abbott Laboratories¹⁸
Mar 8, 2021Shares withheld for tax 74 shares at $172.96 of General Dynamics¹⁴
Mar 3, 2021Granted 475 shares of General Dynamics¹⁹
Mar 1, 2021Granted 683 shares of Caterpillar Inc.¹³
Nov 24, 2020Exercised options 21,448 shares at $43.64 of Abbott Laboratories²⁰
Nov 9, 2020Sold 3,594 shares at $147.14 of General Dynamics²¹
Nov 9, 2020Exercised options 4,400 shares at $112.40 of General Dynamics²¹
Aug 10, 2020Gift 1,471 shares of Caterpillar Inc.²²
Aug 10, 2020Gift 1,310 shares of General Dynamics²³
Apr 24, 2020Granted 1,974 shares of Abbott Laboratories²⁴
Mar 4, 2020Granted 485 shares of General Dynamics²⁵
Mar 2, 2020Granted 1,176 shares of Caterpillar Inc.²⁶
Mar 2, 2020Shares withheld for tax 86 shares at $161.42 of General Dynamics²⁷
Jan 2, 2020Shares withheld for tax 115 shares at $177.98 of General Dynamics²⁸
Aug 2, 2019Sold 1,500 shares at $182.56 of General Dynamics²⁹
Aug 2, 2019Exercised options 6,900 shares at $67.70 of General Dynamics²⁹
Apr 26, 2019Granted 2,241 shares of Abbott Laboratories³⁰
Mar 6, 2019Granted 445 shares of General Dynamics³¹
Mar 4, 2019Granted 1,084 shares of Caterpillar Inc.³²
Jan 2, 2019Shares withheld for tax 115 shares at $155.64 of General Dynamics³³
Apr 27, 2018Granted 2,945 shares of Abbott Laboratories³⁴
Mar 14, 2018Exercised options 4,580 shares at $71.01 of General Dynamics³⁵
Mar 7, 2018Granted 335 shares of General Dynamics³⁶

Trade performance

Date	Stock	Trade	Value	Return since	Vs S&P since	Vs S&P, 1 year
Nov 9, 2020	GD	Sale	$528.8K	+129.1%	−11.4%	−6.1%
Aug 2, 2019	GD	Sale	$273.8K	+85.2%	+78.5%	+31.2%

Returns are price-only (no dividends), measured from the trade date.

Early life and education

Date not recordedKellogg School of Management³
Date not recordedWeinberg College of Arts and Sciences³

Career

Occupation: business executive.⁵

2008 to 2023Board member, Abbott Laboratories⁴

Personal life

CitizenshipUnited States⁶

Sources

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WikidataWilliam Osborn on Wikidata
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WikipediaWilliam Osborn on Wikipedia
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WikidataWilliam Osborn: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilliam Osborn: Board member, Abbott Laboratories, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilliam Osborn: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilliam Osborn: citizenship, on Wikidata
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Wikidata and SEC EDGARAbbott Laboratories, Board member
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SEC EDGARGeneral Dynamics, Board member
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SEC EDGARCaterpillar Inc., Board member
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SEC EDGARNorthern Trust, Board member
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SEC EDGARNorthern Trust, Chair
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SEC EDGARTribune Media, Board member
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SEC EDGARCaterpillar Inc. shares after the filing of Mar 1, 2021
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SEC EDGARGeneral Dynamics shares after the filing of Mar 8, 2021
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SEC EDGARAbbott Laboratories shares after the filing of Apr 29, 2022
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SEC EDGARNorthern Trust shares after the filing of Nov 5, 2009
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Oct 27, 2021
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Apr 27, 2021
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Mar 5, 2021
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Nov 25, 2020
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Nov 10, 2020
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Jan 25, 2021
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Apr 28, 2020
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Mar 5, 2020
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Mar 3, 2020
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Jan 6, 2020
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Aug 6, 2019
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed May 1, 2018
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SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Mar 8, 2018