[Form 4] Chime Financial, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Chime Financial insider filing shows a CEO/director disposition and a correction to prior reporting. The Form 4 reports that Christopher R. Britt, who serves as Chief Executive Officer and a director, had 10,778 shares of Class A common stock withheld on 09/08/2025 at a price of $24.34 per share to satisfy tax withholding related to the net settlement of restricted stock units; the filing states this withholding does not represent a sale by the reporting person. The filing also corrects a prior Form 4 by increasing beneficial ownership by 15,110 shares that were inadvertently misclassified. Following the reported transaction, the filing shows 357,458 shares beneficially owned.
- Clarification that 10,778 withheld shares were for tax obligations and not a sale by the reporting person
- Correction of prior reporting that increases transparency by adding 15,110 shares to beneficial ownership
- Complete disclosure of transaction date, price ($24.34) and resulting beneficial ownership (357,458 shares)
- Reduction in the reporting person's directly held Class A shares of 10,778 due to withholding
- Prior misclassification required correction, indicating an earlier reporting error
Insights
TL;DR: Routine tax-withholding of RSUs and a corrective restatement; not a trading signal on its own.
The Form 4 discloses a common administrative event: the issuer withheld 10,778 shares to satisfy tax obligations upon net settlement of restricted stock units rather than an open-market sale by the executive. The filing also amends prior reporting to add 15,110 shares that were previously misclassified, which increases transparency about total beneficial ownership. For investors focused on insider activity, this filing clarifies ownership levels but does not by itself indicate an intent to divest equity stake.
TL;DR: Compliance correction and disclosure of withholding; procedural, not materially adverse.
The document properly discloses a 09/08/2025 withholding transaction at $24.34 per share and includes an explanatory note that withheld shares were used for tax remittance in connection with RSU net settlement. The amendment correcting a prior understatement of 15,110 shares improves the accuracy of Section 16 reporting. From a compliance perspective, the filing appears to meet disclosure requirements by identifying the nature of the withholding and correcting prior misreporting.