CELH Form 4: major holder settles forward sale and updates stake
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (CELH) reported insider activity by a 10% owner through a Form 4 filing. An affiliated entity, CD Financial LLC, which is managed and largely owned through a trust by the reporting person, settled three tranches of a variable prepaid forward sale contract entered into with an unaffiliated buyer in 2022.
On November 18, 19, and 20, 2025, CD delivered 187,500 shares of CELH common stock for each tranche in full physical settlement of the contract. After these transactions, the reporting person indirectly beneficially owned 17,910,867 CELH shares through CD. The settlement followed a formula based on the stock’s volume-weighted average price versus a floor price of $27.7675 and a cap price of $37.0234, with the buyer paying cash amounts calculated under that formula.
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Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Variable Prepaid Forward Sale Contract (obligation to sell) | 187,500 | $0.00 | -- |
| Other | Common Stock | 187,500 | $37.0234 | $6.94M |
| Other | Variable Prepaid Forward Sale Contract (obligation to sell) | 187,500 | $0.00 | -- |
| Other | Common Stock | 187,500 | $37.0234 | $6.94M |
| Other | Variable Prepaid Forward Sale Contract (obligation to sell) | 187,500 | $0.00 | -- |
| Other | Common Stock | 187,500 | $37.0234 | $6.94M |
Footnotes (1)
- The Reporting Person is the manager of CD Financial LLC ("CD") and a trustee of the Carl DeSantis Revocable Trust, which owns a 99% beneficial interest in CD. CD is the record holder of the shares which are the subject of this report. The Reporting Person has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. On November 18, 2025, November 19, 2025, and November 20, 2025, CD settled three tranches of a prepaid variable forward sale transaction (the "VPF") entered into on November 3, 2022 with an unaffiliated third-party buyer. For these three tranches of the VPF, CD elected full physical settlement. In full physical settlement of each of these three tranches of the VPF, the contract for the VPF obligated (i) CD to deliver to the buyer 187,500 shares (adjusted for stock splits) of CELH common stock T+1 (the "Share Number") following the maturity of these tranches (occurring on November 17, 2025, November 18, 2025, and November 19, 2025), and (ii) the buyer to pay CD an amount in cash equal to: (a) if the volume-weighted average price of CELH common stock on the maturity date for the tranche (each, a "Settlement Price") was greater than $27.7675 (the "Floor Price"), but less than or equal to $37.0234 (the "Cap Price"), the product of (x) the Share Number and (y) the excess of Settlement Price over the Floor Price; and (b) if Settlement Price was greater than the Cap Price, the product of (x) the Share Number and (y) $9.2559. On each of November 17, 2025, November 18, 2025, and November 19, 2025, the Settlement Price was greater than the Cap Price. Accordingly, CD transferred to the buyer a number of CELH shares and the buyer paid CD amounts in cash determined pursuant to the formula above.
FAQ
What insider transaction did CELH report on this Form 4?
The filing reports that an affiliated entity of a 10% owner of Celsius Holdings, Inc. settled three tranches of a variable prepaid forward sale contract by delivering shares of CELH common stock and receiving cash based on a set price formula.
What was the reporting person’s CELH beneficial ownership after these transactions?
Following the reported transactions, the filing shows the reporting person indirectly beneficially owned 17,910,867 shares of CELH common stock through CD Financial LLC.
How were cash payments to CD calculated in the CELH variable prepaid forward?
The contract used a formula based on the Settlement Price versus a Floor Price of $27.7675 and a Cap Price of $37.0234. When the Settlement Price exceeded the Cap Price, the buyer paid CD the product of the share amount and $9.2559.
What were the maturity dates associated with the CELH variable prepaid forward tranches?
The three tranches that were settled had maturities on November 17, 18, and 19, 2025, after which CD delivered CELH shares and received cash according to the contract terms.