Dropbox (NASDAQ: DBX) Co-CEO receives large RSU grant and sells shares
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Dropbox, Inc. Co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi reported both a stock award and a sale of shares. On June 1, 2026, he acquired 478,551 shares of Class A Common Stock as a grant with no cash price, structured as restricted stock units that vest quarterly through May 15, 2030. On June 2, 2026, he sold 22,700 Class A shares in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $27.8633 per share. After the sale, he directly owned 1,080,746 Class A shares. The footnotes explain a detailed vesting schedule, with different percentage portions vesting on specified quarterly dates between August 15, 2026 and May 15, 2030, and unvested units forfeited if he ceases to be a service provider.
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Insights
Routine Co-CEO equity grant paired with a relatively small share sale.
The filing shows Co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi receiving 478,551 restricted stock units, each convertible into one Dropbox Class A share, vesting quarterly through May 15, 2030. This is a large, multi-year equity compensation package aligning pay with long-term share performance.
He also executed an open-market sale of 22,700 Class A shares at a weighted average of $27.8633 per share, leaving him with 1,080,746 shares directly owned after the sale. Relative to his post-sale holdings and the RSU grant size, the sale appears modest in scale.
The absence of derivative positions in the derivative summary suggests this filing focuses on stock and RSUs rather than options. Future company filings will detail how much of the RSU award actually vests over time, since unvested units are cancelled if he stops serving as a service provider.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 22,700 | $27.8633 | $632K |
| Grant/Award | Class A Common Stock | 478,551 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- These securities are restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents the Reporting Person's right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units vest quarterly over four years as follows: (i) 13.83% of the shares on each of August 15, 2026 and November 15, 2026; (ii) 4.94% of the shares on February 15, 2027 and each three-month anniversary thereafter through November 15, 2027; (iii) 2.16% of the shares on February 15, 2028 and each three-month anniversary thereafter through November 15, 2028; (iv) 6.36% of the shares on February 15, 2029 and each three-month anniversary thereafter through November 15, 2029; and (v) 9.25% of the shares on each of February 15, 2030 and May 15, 2030. Certain of these securities are restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents the Reporting Person's right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock, subject to the applicable vesting schedule through May 15, 2030. In the event the Reporting Person ceases to be a Service Provider, the unvested restricted stock units will be cancelled by the Issuer. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $27.82 to $28.01. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.