[Form 4] Dell Technologies Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Michael S. Dell, who serves as Chief Executive Officer, Director and a 10% owner of Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL), reported multiple gifts of Class C common stock in early October 2025. On 10/01/2025 he transferred 2,350,000 shares (recorded as gifts: 1,150,000 to the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and 1,200,000 to a donor-advised fund), reducing his reported direct holdings to 23,562,241 shares after that transaction. On 10/02/2025 he transferred an additional 1,150,000 shares to the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, which reduced his direct holdings to 22,412,241. The filing also shows 1,380,000 Class C shares reported as indirectly owned through the Susan Lieberman Dell Separate Property Trust, for which the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 10/03/2025.
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- Gift of 2,350,000 Class C shares on 10/01/2025 reduced direct holdings to 23,562,241
- Gift of 1,150,000 Class C shares on 10/02/2025 further reduced direct holdings to 22,412,241
- 3,500,000 total Class C shares transferred across two days, representing material insider dispositions recorded as gifts
Insights
TL;DR: Large, non‑cash insider gifts totaling 3,500,000 Class C shares were reported on 10/01–10/02/2025.
The filing documents gifts of Class C common stock rather than open‑market sales: 2,350,000 shares on 10/01/2025 and 1,150,000 shares on 10/02/2025. These transfers reduced Mr. Dell's reported direct holdings from the pre‑transaction level to 22,412,241 shares.
This is governance‑relevant because large, contemporaneous insider transfers change reported concentration of ownership and could affect voting power tied to Class C shares. The filing also notes 1,380,000 shares held in a separate property trust for which the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership, clarifying ownership attribution under Section 16 rules.