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Tax-driven share sale by Honest (HNST) CEO after RSU vesting

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Honest Company, Inc. CEO Carla Vernon reported an open-market sale of 119,389 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $3.14 per share. According to the disclosure, this transaction was executed under an approved sell-to-cover plan solely to satisfy tax liabilities triggered by the vesting of previously granted Restricted Stock Units. After the sale, she directly holds 3,946,451 shares of common stock and also has 2,590,464 RSUs that are payable in an equivalent number of Honest common shares.

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Insider Vernon Carla
Role Chief Executive Officer
Sold 119,389 shs ($375K)
Type Security Shares Price Value
Sale Common Stock 119,389 $3.14 $375K
Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 3,946,451 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
  1. Pursuant to the approved sell-to-cover plan by the Compensation Committee for all executive officers, shares were sold solely to cover the associated tax liability upon the vesting of a previously granted award of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.14 to $3.19, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. Includes 2,590,464 RSUs which are payable in an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's common stock.
Shares sold 119,389 shares Open-market sale on 2026-05-20
Weighted average sale price $3.14 per share Common stock sale
Sale price range $3.14–$3.19 per share Multiple transactions within range
Shares held after transaction 3,946,451 shares Direct common stock ownership post-sale
Outstanding RSUs 2,590,464 RSUs Each RSU payable in one common share
sell-to-cover plan financial
"Pursuant to the approved sell-to-cover plan by the Compensation Committee for all executive officers..."
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) financial
"upon the vesting of a previously granted award of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)."
Restricted stock units (RSUs) are a type of company promise to give employees shares of stock in the future, usually after certain conditions like working for a set time. They are like a gift promised today that you receive later, which can become valuable if the company's stock price goes up. RSUs matter because they are a way companies reward employees and can be a significant part of compensation.
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
vesting financial
"tax liability upon the vesting of a previously granted award of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)."
Vesting is the process by which you earn full ownership of something, like company stock or a retirement benefit, over time. It’s like earning the right to keep a gift piece by piece the longer you stay with a company, making sure employees stay committed before they receive all the benefits.
SEC Form 4
FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Vernon Carla

(Last)(First)(Middle)
12130 MILLENNIUM DRIVE
SUITE 500

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 90094

(City)(State)(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Honest Company, Inc. [ HNST ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/20/2026
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock05/20/2026S119,389(1)D$3.14(2)3,946,451(3)D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to the approved sell-to-cover plan by the Compensation Committee for all executive officers, shares were sold solely to cover the associated tax liability upon the vesting of a previously granted award of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.14 to $3.19, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
3. Includes 2,590,464 RSUs which are payable in an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's common stock.
Remarks:
/s/ Brendan Sheehey, Attorney-in-Fact05/22/2026
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)