AAPL Form 4: 92,403 RSUs vested; 47,125 shares sold under 10b5-1 plan
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Katherine L. Adams, Apple Inc. SVP, General Counsel and Secretary, reported settlement and disposition activity tied to vested restricted stock units. On 10/01/2025 92,403 restricted stock units vested and were settled into 92,403 shares. 45,278 shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding and additional shares were sold under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted on 11/25/2024. Sales executed on 10/02/2025 totaled 47,125 shares across multiple trades at weighted-average prices reported between about $254.23 and $258.11. Following these transactions, the reporting person beneficially owned 179,158 shares. The vested award derived from a performance grant with a three-year TSR of 70.22%, ranking 162 of 483 (the 66.60th percentile), producing vesting of 92,403 shares from a target of 66,477.
Positive
- 92,403 restricted stock units vested, reflecting positive performance under the TSR metric
- Vesting resulted from a defined performance formula tied to three-year TSR (70.22%)
- Sales were executed under a documented Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 11/25/2024, indicating pre-planned transactions
Negative
- 47,125 shares were sold on 10/02/2025, reducing the reporting person's public holdings
- 45,278 shares were withheld for tax obligations, lowering outstanding share ownership
Insights
Material insider activity shows scheduled vesting plus Rule 10b5-1 sales.
The Form 4 documents the scheduled settlement of 92,403 restricted stock units and subsequent share dispositions, with 45,278 shares withheld for taxes and 47,125 shares sold under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
This is a routine disclosure reflecting compensation vesting and predictable liquidity actions rather than an unscheduled transfer; all actions are explicitly attributed to vesting, withholding, and a pre-established trading plan.
Performance grant produced above-target vesting due to 70.22% TSR over three years.
The award had a target of 66,477 RSUs; performance rules converted that into 92,403 vested units based on relative TSR ranking (66.60th percentile).
The disclosure shows the mechanics: vest on 10/01/2025, tax withholding of 45,278 shares, and market sales across prices from ~$254.23 to $258.11 recorded on 10/02/2025.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 3,500 | $254.83 | $892K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 8,100 | $255.96 | $2.07M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 13,974 | $256.60 | $3.59M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 21,551 | $257.54 | $5.55M |
| Exercise | Restricted Stock Unit | 92,403 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 92,403 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 45,278 | $255.45 | $11.57M |
Footnotes (1)
- Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock. This transaction represents the settlement of restricted stock units in shares of common stock on their scheduled vesting date. Shares withheld by Apple to satisfy tax withholding requirements on vesting of restricted stock units. This transaction was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 25, 2024. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $254.23 to $255.21; the price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected upon request to the SEC staff, Apple, or a security holder of Apple. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $255.23 to $256.22; the price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected upon request to the SEC staff, Apple, or a security holder of Apple. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $256.23 to $257.22; the price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected upon request to the SEC staff, Apple, or a security holder of Apple. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $257.23 to $258.11; the price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected upon request to the SEC staff, Apple, or a security holder of Apple. This award was granted on September 25, 2022, for a target number of 66,477 restricted stock units. The award vested on October 1, 2025, applying a percentage of the target number of restricted stock units that was determined based on Apple's total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the other companies in the S&P 500 from the first day of Apple's fiscal year 2023 and ending with the last day of Apple's fiscal year 2025. TSR is calculated based on the change in a company's stock price during the performance period, taking into account any dividends paid during that period, which are assumed to be reinvested in the stock. In accordance with the terms of the award, the beginning value used for calculating TSR is the average closing stock price for the first 20 trading days of the performance period. Apple's beginning value was calculated to be $143.67. Similarly, the ending value used for calculating TSR is the average closing price for the final 20 trading days of the performance period. Apple's ending value was calculated to be $244.54. This award provided that if Apple's relative TSR performance was ranked at or above the 85th percentile for companies in the S&P 500 for the performance period, 200% of the target number of restricted stock units vest. If Apple's performance was ranked at or above the 55th percentile, 100% of the target number of restricted stock units vest. If Apple's performance was ranked at or above the 25th percentile, 25% of the target number of restricted stock units vest, and if Apple's performance was ranked below the 25th percentile, 0% of the target number of restricted stock units vest. If Apple's performance was between these levels, the portion of the restricted stock units that vest would be determined on a straight-line basis (i.e., linearly interpolated) between the two nearest vesting percentages. Apple's TSR for the three-year performance period was 70.22%, which ranked 162 of the 483 companies that were included in the S&P 500 for the performance period and placed Apple in the 66.60th percentile. Therefore, 92,403 restricted stock units subject to performance requirements vested.