[144] Confluent, Inc. SEC Filing

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Confluent, Inc. (CFLT) – Form 144 Notice of Proposed Sale

On 07/02/2025 an affiliate of Confluent filed a Form 144 indicating the intention to sell up to 242,501 common shares, representing roughly 0.07 % of the company’s 340,389,876 shares outstanding. The planned broker is Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Executive Financial Services, New York. Based on the market price used in the filing, the prospective sale is valued at $6.23 million.

The shares were acquired the same day (07/02/2025) via a stock-option exercise, with cash used to cover the exercise price. The filer—identified in prior sales data within the notice as Melanie Vinson—has sold stock in two prior transactions during the last three months: 13,937 shares on 05/22/2025 for $304,662.82 and 14,087 shares on 05/20/2025 for $307,476.95, together totaling 28,024 shares and $612,140 in gross proceeds.

Key takeaways for investors

• Form 144 filings announce a proposed—not yet executed—sale; actual sales may differ.
• The number of shares is immaterial to the company’s float but notable for tracking insider sentiment.
• The stock-option exercise increases the share count by an equal amount, but the dilution impact is de-minimis at the company level.

While the filing signals insider intent to monetize holdings, the relatively small percentage of outstanding shares suggests limited direct market impact. No undisclosed adverse information was asserted by the filer, as required by Rule 144.

Insights

Financial Analyst

TL;DR: Routine Form 144 shows insider aims to sell $6.2 M in stock—size immaterial, sentiment slightly negative.

The proposed sale equals 0.07 % of shares outstanding, so supply pressure should be negligible. However, consecutive insider liquidations within the past quarter indicate ongoing profit-taking following option exercises. Because Form 144 is only a notice, the sale may occur piecemeal or be withheld if market conditions change. From a valuation standpoint, dilution is minimal and does not affect per-share metrics. I view the filing as neutral for fundamentals but a minor negative signal for sentiment.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Standard compliance filing; insider selling pattern worth monitoring, but governance risk low.

Rule 144 requires affiliates to pre-announce sizable open-market sales. The filer certified no material non-public information, satisfying governance best practices. The option-exercise-plus-sale structure is common for liquidity and tax obligations. Aggregate insider sales over three months (≈270 K shares including proposed) remain well below Rule 144 volume limits, indicating adherence to regulatory thresholds. Unless the pace accelerates or multiple executives join in, the governance impact is not material.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

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Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

Phone

Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

Relationship to Issuer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services 1 New York Plaza 8th Floor New York NY 10004	242501	6227425.68	340389876	07/02/2025	NASDAQ

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	07/02/2025	Stock Option Exercise	Issuer			242501	07/02/2025	Cash

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Name and Address of Seller	Title of Securities Sold	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
MELANIE VINSON 899 W. Evelyn Avenue Mountain View CA 94041	Common	05/22/2025	13937	304662.82
MELANIE VINSON 899 W. Evelyn Avenue Mountain View CA 94041	Common	05/20/2025	14087	307476.95

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks

Date of Notice

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

Signature

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)