Samsara (NYSE: IOT) outlines CEO and CTO 10b5-1 stock sale plans

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Samsara Inc. disclosed that CEO and co-founder Sanjit Biswas and CTO and co-founder John Bicket have pre-arranged stock trading plans for shares held by affiliated family trusts. These Rule 10b5-1 plans, adopted on September 29, 2025, will spread planned stock sales from January 6, 2026 through December 24, 2026 to reduce the impact of any single day’s trading, and all sales are subject to Rule 144 volume limits and other plan conditions.

As of January 1, 2026, Biswas and Bicket together beneficially owned approximately 196.30 million Samsara shares, or about 34.02% of shares outstanding as of November 1, 2025. Each intends to sell up to approximately 5.00 million shares under the plans, after which they would still collectively hold about 186.30 million shares, or roughly 32.29% of Samsara shares outstanding as of November 1, 2025, assuming no other stock issuances.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 6, 2026

SAMSARA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			001-41140						47-3100039
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1 De Haro Street San Francisco, California 94107
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IOT

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Item 8.01    Other Events.

On January 6, 2026, Samsara Inc. (“Samsara”) announced that Sanjit Biswas, Chief Executive Officer, co-founder, and director, and John Bicket, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, co-founder, and director, each previously adopted pre-arranged stock trading plans on behalf of affiliated family trusts as part of their individual long-term strategies for achieving asset diversification and liquidity. Using these trading plans, which were adopted on September 29, 2025 and disclosed in Samsara’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 9, 2025, Mr. Biswas and Mr. Bicket will spread their planned stock sales out from January 6, 2026 through December 24, 2026 to reduce the market impact of such sales on any given day. All sales of shares under Mr. Biswas’ and Mr. Bicket’s trading plans are subject to volume limitations pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which limits the amount of shares that may be sold in any three-month period, as well as other conditions specified under their respective trading plans.

As of January 1, 2026, Mr. Biswas and Mr. Bicket collectively beneficially owned approximately 196.30 million shares of Samsara common stock, or approximately 34.02% of Samsara shares outstanding as of November 1, 2025. Subject to the terms and conditions of their trading plans and assuming no additional grants of equity awards, Mr. Biswas and Mr. Bicket each intends to sell up to approximately 5.00 million shares held by affiliated family trusts. If Mr. Biswas and Mr. Bicket complete all of the planned sales under their trading plans, they would continue to collectively beneficially own approximately 186.30 million shares, or approximately 32.29% of Samsara shares outstanding as of November 1, 2025 (assuming no other issuances of Samsara’s capital stock or equity awards occur).

These trading plans are intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect at the time of plan adoption, and were adopted in accordance with Samsara’s policies regarding stock transactions by insiders. Transactions under these trading plans will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the SEC, to the extent required by law.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

						SAMSARA INC.
Date: January 6, 2026			By:			/s/ Adam Eltoukhy
						Adam Eltoukhy
						Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

FAQ

What insider stock sale plans did Samsara (IOT) announce?

Samsara reported that CEO Sanjit Biswas and CTO John Bicket have pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 stock trading plans for shares held by affiliated family trusts. These plans schedule sales between January 6, 2026 and December 24, 2026.

How many Samsara (IOT) shares do Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket currently beneficially own?

As of January 1, 2026, Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket collectively beneficially owned approximately 196.30 million shares of Samsara common stock, representing about 34.02% of Samsara shares outstanding as of November 1, 2025.

How many Samsara (IOT) shares could be sold under the new trading plans?

Subject to the terms and conditions of their trading plans and assuming no additional equity awards, each of Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket intends to sell up to approximately 5.00 million shares held by affiliated family trusts.

What will Biswas and Bicket’s ownership in Samsara (IOT) be after the planned sales?

If all planned sales under the trading plans are completed, they would together beneficially own approximately 186.30 million shares, or about 32.29% of Samsara shares outstanding as of November 1, 2025, assuming no other issuances of capital stock or equity awards.

Over what period will Samsara insiders sell shares under the 10b5-1 plans?

Under the disclosed trading plans, the planned stock sales by Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket will be spread from January 6, 2026 through December 24, 2026 to help reduce market impact on any given day.

Under which rules are the Samsara (IOT) insider stock sales being conducted and reported?

The trades are under Rule 10b5-1(c) plans and are also subject to volume limits under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. Transactions under these plans will be disclosed through required Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the SEC.

Why did Samsara’s executives adopt these pre-arranged stock trading plans?

The company states that the plans were adopted as part of the executives’ individual long-term strategies for asset diversification and liquidity, and to spread planned stock sales over time while complying with Samsara’s insider trading policies.