DUOL insider: 120,000 RSUs settled and shares converted to Class A
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Duolingo (DUOL) insider activity: On 10/20/2025, President & CEO, Director, 10% owner and Co‑Founder Luis von Ahn reported multiple equity transactions. 120,000 performance‑based RSUs were settled into 120,000 shares of Class B common stock, then 120,000 Class B shares were converted into 120,000 Class A shares. To cover taxes, 51,768 Class A shares were withheld at $312.73 per share.
Following these transactions, the report lists 780,000 performance‑based RSUs beneficially owned and 3,218,403 shares of Class B common stock beneficially owned. Each Class B share is convertible into one Class A share and is subject to automatic conversion under specified conditions.
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Insights
Routine equity settlement and tax withholding; neutral impact.
The transactions reflect standard mechanics of equity awards. 120,000 performance-based RSUs were settled, then an equivalent number of Class B shares were converted into Class A, aligning the form of ownership with common public trading class.
Tax withholding of 51,768 Class A shares at $312.73 indicates shares were retained to satisfy statutory obligations rather than open-market sales. The filing also notes ongoing beneficial ownership: 780,000 PSUs and 3,218,403 Class B shares.
Actual market impact depends on future holder decisions and conversions permitted by the dual‑class structure; the excerpt provides no timing beyond the 10/20/2025 transactions.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | 120,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Class B Common Stock | 120,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Class B Common Stock | 51,768 | $312.73 | $16.19M |
Footnotes (1)
- Each Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock upon vesting. The PSUs vest upon the satisfaction of both a service-based condition and a performance-based condition. The service-based condition is satisfied as to 25% of the PSUs on each anniversary of the completion of the Issuer's initial public offering of Class A common stock based on the Reporting Person's continuous service as CEO to the Issuer through the applicable vesting dates, subject to acceleration upon a cessation of service as CEO as a result of death or permanent disability. The performance-based condition will be satisfied upon the Issuer's Class A common stock achieving certain stock price hurdles over a period of ten years. Vested PSUs will be settled by the issuance of the underlying Class B Common Stock on the first anniversary of vesting, subject to acceleration upon a termination of employment or a change in control of the Issuer. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the Reporting Person into one share of Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date. Each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock in connection with: (i) any transfer, whether or not for value, except for certain permitted transfers further described in the Issuer's amended and restated certificate of incorporation, (ii) such time as the aggregate number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding ceases to represent 5% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, and (iii) the death of the Reporting Person.
