[144] Braze, Inc. SEC Filing
Form 144 notice for Braze, Inc. (BRZE) reports a proposed sale of 3,270 common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on 09/05/2025 with an aggregate market value of $90,448.20. The shares were acquired on 08/15/2025 as Restricted Stock Units issued by the company and are noted as paid on 08/15/2025. The filing lists two prior sales by Astha Malik during the past three months: 13,049 shares sold on 08/19/2025 for $338,491.06 and 9,001 shares sold under a 10b5-1 plan on 07/28/2025 for $270,150.18. The filer certifies no undisclosed material adverse information and includes the standard Rule 10b5-1 representation language.
- Disclosure compliance: The filer submitted a Rule 144 notice specifying broker, amount, date, and acquisition details.
- Source of shares disclosed: Shares to be sold were acquired as Restricted Stock Units from the issuer on 08/15/2025.
- Recent insider selling: The filing and prior sales show 22,050 shares sold in the past three months (13,049 on 08/19/2025 and 9,001 on 07/28/2025), which may indicate notable insider liquidity.
- Limited context: The notice does not provide the seller's remaining ownership or percent of outstanding shares, preventing assessment of whether sales are material to insider ownership.
Insights
TL;DR Insider-originated sales continue; the current notice is routine disclosure of RSU-derived shares sold through a broker.
The filing documents a proposed sale of 3,270 shares acquired as Restricted Stock Units on 08/15/2025 and scheduled to be sold on 09/05/2025 through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Recent disclosed sales by Astha Malik total 22,050 shares across two transactions in July and August 2025, with combined gross proceeds of $608,641.24. From a market-impact perspective, this filing is a standard insider sale notice and provides transparency about the source of the shares (RSUs) and timing. The numbers shown allow investors to track insider liquidity but do not by themselves indicate underlying operational changes at the issuer.
TL;DR The disclosure follows Rule 144 and includes Rule 10b5-1 sale history; governance implications depend on total insider holdings not provided here.
The notice includes the required representation regarding material nonpublic information and indicates at least one previous 10b5-1 sale. This demonstrates use of a prearranged trading mechanism for part of insider disposition. Without information on the insider's remaining holdings or percentage ownership, it is not possible to assess whether these sales materially alter insider alignment with shareholders. The filing is procedurally compliant but raises routine governance questions about insider liquidity timing.