Freshworks (FRSH) director receives 2,437 fully-vested shares as Q1 2026 fees
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
AUSTIN ROXANNE S reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Freshworks Inc. director Roxanne S. Austin received 2,437 shares of Class A Common Stock as equity compensation. The shares are fully vested restricted stock granted in lieu of cash fees under the company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy for the first quarter of 2026.
The number of shares was determined by dividing the cash-equivalent director compensation by an average closing price of $8.07 per share, based on the 30 trading days before April 1, 2026, and rounding down to the nearest whole share. After this grant, Austin directly holds 188,838 shares of Freshworks Class A Common Stock.
Positive
- None.
Negative
- None.
Insider Trade Summary
1 transaction reported
Mixed
1 txn
Insider
AUSTIN ROXANNE S
Role
Director
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant/Award | Class A Common Stock | 2,437 | $8.07 | $20K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Class A Common Stock — 188,838 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
- [object Object]
Key Figures
Shares granted: 2,437 shares
Reference price: $8.07 per share
Total shares after grant: 188,838 shares
+1 more
4 metrics
Shares granted
2,437 shares
Fully-vested restricted stock grant in lieu of Q1 2026 cash fees
Reference price
$8.07 per share
Average closing price over 30 trading days before April 1, 2026
Total shares after grant
188,838 shares
Roxanne S. Austin’s direct Class A Common Stock holdings after transaction
Grant timing
First quarter 2026
Director compensation period covered by this equity award
Key Terms
fully-vested restricted stock, Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, average closing price, Class A Common Stock
4 terms
fully-vested restricted stock financial
"Represents the grant of fully-vested restricted stock that the Reporting Person elected to receive in lieu of cash compensation"
Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy financial
"in lieu of cash compensation under the Issuer's Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy"
average closing price financial
"calculated by dividing the applicable value of the equity by the average closing price of our common stock"
Class A Common Stock financial
"security_title": "Class A Common Stock""
Class A common stock is a category of a company’s shares that carries a specific set of ownership rights—most commonly defined voting power and claims on dividends—set out in the company’s charter. For investors it matters because the class determines how much influence you have over corporate decisions, the share’s likely dividend and trading behavior, and how it compares in value to other share classes, like choosing a particular seat with different privileges at the company’s decision-making table.
FAQ
What did Freshworks (FRSH) director Roxanne S. Austin report on this Form 4?
Roxanne S. Austin reported receiving 2,437 shares of Freshworks Class A Common Stock as compensation. These fully vested restricted shares were granted instead of cash fees under the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy for the first quarter of 2026.
Was the Freshworks (FRSH) Form 4 transaction a market purchase or sale?
The Form 4 shows no market purchase or sale. Instead, Roxanne S. Austin received a grant of fully vested restricted stock as director compensation, taken in shares rather than cash for the first quarter of 2026.
What does “fully-vested restricted stock” mean in the Freshworks (FRSH) filing?
Fully-vested restricted stock means the shares are not subject to future vesting schedules and are owned immediately. In this case, Roxanne S. Austin received fully-vested shares as an immediate form of director compensation instead of cash for the first quarter of 2026.