CELH major holder delivers 562,500 shares in variable forward deal
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (CELH) insider activity: A major shareholder reported settling three tranches of a prepaid variable forward sale through CD Financial LLC on November 21, 24, and 25, 2025. For each tranche, CD delivered 187,500 shares of CELH common stock, shown at a transaction price of $37.0234 per share, under a variable prepaid forward sale structure.
After these settlements, the reporting person’s indirect beneficial ownership decreased from 17,723,367 CELH shares to 17,348,367 shares, all held indirectly through CD Financial LLC and related trust structures. The contracts obligated CD to deliver shares after each tranche’s maturity while the counterparty paid cash based on a formula tied to CELH’s share price, with settlements occurring when the stock price exceeded the defined cap price.
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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 21, 2025, November 24, 2025, and November 25, 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 20, 2025, November 21, 2025, and November 24, 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 20, 2025, November 21, 2025, and November 24, 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 in this Form 4?
The filing reports that a major shareholder of Celsius Holdings, Inc. (CELH), through CD Financial LLC, settled three tranches of a prepaid variable forward sale by delivering shares and receiving cash based on CELH’s stock price.
How did these transactions affect the insider’s CELH holdings?
Following the reported transactions, the reporting person’s indirect beneficial ownership changed from 17,723,367 CELH shares after the first settlement to 17,535,867 after the second, and to 17,348,367 shares after the third.
What type of derivative contracts were involved in the CELH insider filing?
The derivative positions were variable prepaid forward sale contracts obligating CD to sell CELH shares at settlement. After the three tranche settlements, the number of these derivative securities reported as beneficially owned was 0.
How were cash amounts determined in the CELH variable prepaid forward settlements?
The buyer paid cash based on a formula using a Floor Price of $27.7675 and a Cap Price of $37.0234. Because the Settlement Price on each maturity date exceeded the Cap Price, cash was calculated as the Share Number (187,500) multiplied by $9.2559.