[Form 4/A] Freshworks Inc. Amended Insider Trading Activity
Freshworks Inc. (FRSH) amended Form 4 reporting by Executive Chairman Mathrubootham Rathnagirish. The amendment corrects the number of Class B shares converted to Class A shares, the number of Class A shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding on vesting restricted stock units (RSUs), and the resulting post-transaction beneficial ownership counts. On 05/01/2025 the reporting person received or converted 103,463 shares and concurrently had 103,463 shares disposed of at a price of $14.48 per share to satisfy tax obligations, leaving 772,212 shares of Class A common stock beneficially owned after the reported transactions. The filing clarifies that each Class B share converts into one Class A share under specified conditions and that the amendment updates prior Form 4 information.
- Amendment improves disclosure accuracy by correcting conversion, withholding, and ownership figures
- Tax-withholding executed via share disposition clarifies compensation settlement mechanics and removes ambiguity
- Clarifies conversion terms that each Class B share converts into one Class A share under stated conditions
- Beneficial ownership reduced by 103,463 shares due to shares disposed of to satisfy tax withholding
- Disposition occurred at $14.48 per share, which may represent a realized sale price for the withheld shares
Insights
TL;DR: Routine insider conversion and tax-withholding sale; supplies corrected ownership figures.
The amended Form 4 documents a non-cash corporate mechanics event (conversion of Class B into Class A shares tied to RSU vesting) and an associated disposition of 103,463 shares at $14.48 to satisfy tax withholding. This is operationally routine and primarily administrational: it updates previously reported counts and confirms net beneficial ownership of 772,212 Class A shares. There is no new cash infusion or material asset change to the company; the transaction is internal to the reporting person's compensation and post-vesting tax settlement.
TL;DR: Compliance-focused amendment clarifying share conversions and withholding, improving disclosure accuracy.
The amendment corrects earlier reporting errors and explicitly ties the dispositions to tax-withholding on RSUs granted in 2021. Such amendments demonstrate governance processes to maintain accurate Section 16 reporting. The conversion mechanics—Class B shares convertible one-for-one into Class A shares and withholding of Class A shares to satisfy taxes—are standard and disclosed here to reconcile beneficial ownership totals.