CRM insider: Benioff option exercise and matched 2,250-share sale
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Salesforce (CRM): Marc Benioff Form 4 insider transaction. On 10/27/2025, the Chair and CEO exercised a non-qualified stock option for 2,250 shares at an exercise price of $161.50, then sold 2,250 shares in multiple trades pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted on January 9, 2025.
Sales were executed in three tranches: 1,475 shares at a weighted average price of $255.7888 (range $255.3076–$256.2956), 686 shares at $256.6853 (range $256.3225–$257.1980), and 89 shares at $257.538 (range $257.3900–$257.6700).
Following these transactions, beneficial ownership stood at 11,911,571 shares directly, plus 107,000 shares held by trust and 10,000,000 shares held by Marc Benioff Fund LLC. Remaining derivative holdings include 9,122 options expiring on 03/22/2026.
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Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 2,250 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 2,250 | $161.50 | $363K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,475 | $255.7888 | $377K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 686 | $256.6853 | $176K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 89 | $257.538 | $23K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- 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. Shares held in the reporting person's name or in the Marc R. Benioff Revocable Trust. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $255.3076 to $256.2956 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. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $256.3225 to $257.1980 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. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $257.3900 to $257.6700 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. Shares held in the Marc Benioff Fund LLC (the "Fund"). Fund interests are held in the reporting person's name or in trust. 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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