Salesforce (CRM) CEO Benioff exercises 2,250 options, sells 2,250
Salesforce (CRM) Chair and CEO Marc Benioff reported Rule 10b5-1 plan transactions on 10/20/2025.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Salesforce (CRM) Chair and CEO Marc Benioff reported Rule 10b5-1 plan transactions on 10/20/2025. He exercised 2,250 non-qualified stock options at $161.50 per share and sold 2,250 common shares in multiple trades at weighted average prices ranging from $244.3400 to $255.2000.
Following these transactions, Benioff directly beneficially owned 11,911,571 shares. He also reported 107,000 shares held indirectly by trust and 10,000,000 shares held indirectly by Marc Benioff Fund LLC. Derivative securities beneficially owned following the transactions totaled 20,372 options.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 2,250 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 2,250 | $161.50 | $363K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 120 | $244.7581 | $29K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 60 | $247.048 | $15K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 213 | $248.242 | $53K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 90 | $249.2738 | $22K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 100 | $250.748 | $25K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 271 | $252.3145 | $68K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 436 | $253.3478 | $110K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 855 | $254.307 | $217K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 105 | $255.0699 | $27K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (13)
- F1. As indicated by the checkbox above, this transaction was effected automatically pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on January 9, 2025.
- F2. Shares held in the reporting person's name or in the Marc R. Benioff Revocable Trust.
- F3. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $244.3400 to $245.1300 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F4. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $246.6314 to $247.4933 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F5. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $247.8510 to $248.7982 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F6. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $248.8849 to $249.6848 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F7. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $250.3157 to $251.1981 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F8. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $251.8800 to $252.8718 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F9. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $252.9017 to $253.8743 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F10. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $253.9202 to $254.7969 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F11. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $254.9715 to $255.2000 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F12. Shares held in the Marc Benioff Fund LLC (the "Fund"). Fund interests are held in the reporting person's name or in trust.
- F13. Option vests over four years at the rate of 25% on March 22, 2020, the first anniversary of the holder's date of grant, with the balance vesting in equal monthly installments over the remaining 36 months.
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