[Form 4] Chime Financial, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Matthew S. Newcomb, Chief Financial Officer of Chime Financial, Inc. (CHYM), reported a transaction dated 09/08/2025 in which 13,887 shares of Class A common stock were withheld by the issuer at an average price of $24.34 to satisfy tax withholding related to the net settlement of restricted stock units. After the withholding, Mr. Newcomb directly beneficially owns 536,927 shares and indirectly beneficially owns 2,147,872 shares held by the 2019 Newcomb Fox Family Trust, for which he and his spouse serve as trustees. The Form 4 clarifies the withholding does not represent a sale by the reporting person.
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TL;DR: This Form 4 records tax-withholding on RSU net settlement; ownership remains largely intact and the action is non-dispositive.
The filing shows a Section 16 insider filing for CFO Matthew Newcomb reporting 13,887 Class A shares withheld at $24.34 on 09/08/2025 to satisfy tax obligations from RSU net settlement. This is recorded with transaction code F, indicating a non-dispositive, employer-related withholding rather than an open-market sale. Post-transaction, direct beneficial ownership is 536,927 shares and indirect ownership via a family trust is 2,147,872 shares. For investors, the filing documents insider equity alignment but does not signal active selling pressure or a material change in control.
TL;DR: Routine executive compensation tax withholding; disclosure aligns with Section 16 reporting requirements.
The report appropriately uses code F to denote shares withheld by the issuer for tax remittance on net-settled RSUs. The explanatory footnotes explicitly state the withheld shares are not sales by the reporting person, and indirect holdings are disclosed via the 2019 Newcomb Fox Family Trust where the reporting person is a trustee. The signature via power of attorney is included. The filing is a standard compliance disclosure without indications of governance concerns or unusual transactions.