Arlo (NYSE: ARLO) CEO records tax-driven share sale and PSU conversion
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Arlo Technologies CEO Matthew Blake McRae reported routine equity activity involving company stock. On 01/30/2026, he sold 35,482 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $12.8103 per share to cover estimated tax withholding on vested restricted stock units. On 02/03/2026, 33,175 performance stock units (PSUs) were converted into an equal number of common shares at an exercise price of $0 per share. Following these transactions, he directly held 1,015,856 shares of Arlo common stock, and the reported PSUs were reduced to zero.
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CEO’s Form 4 shows tax-related sale and PSU conversion with unchanged overall incentive structure.
The transactions reflect standard equity compensation mechanics for Arlo Technologies CEO Matthew Blake McRae. He sold 35,482 common shares at a weighted average of $12.8103 on 01/30/2026, explicitly to satisfy estimated tax withholding on vested restricted stock units.
On 02/03/2026, 33,175 performance stock units converted into the same number of common shares at an exercise price of $0. After these moves, he directly owned 1,015,856 common shares, with no remaining PSUs reported from this grant, indicating a shift from contingent to actual share ownership.
The footnotes clarify that each PSU represented a contingent right requiring both time-based and stock price performance-based vesting conditions before conversion. This structure keeps management incentives tied to Arlo’s share performance, while the reported sale primarily addresses tax obligations rather than discretionary share disposal.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Performance Stock Units (PSUs) | 33,175 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 33,175 | $0.00 | -- |
| Sale | Common Stock | 35,482 | $12.8103 | $455K |
Footnotes (1)
- Represents shares sold to satisfy estimated tax withholding obligations upon the settlement of Restricted Stock Units. The weighted average sale price for the transaction reported was $12.8103, and the range of prices were between $12.8102 and $12.84. Upon request by the SEC staff, the Issuer, or any security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided. Each performance stock unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The PSUs vest upon the Issuer's common stock achieving both a time-based vesting condition and a stock price performance-based vesting condition, both of which conditions must be satisfied before any PSU vests.