Cloudflare CFO Seifert sells 12,500 shares
A separate 2,944-share withholding addressed tax liability tied to RSU vesting, while a trust held 92,337 shares.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Cloudflare, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Thomas J. Seifert exercised 12,500 performance stock options on October 19, 2026, at $44.72 per share, acquiring 12,500 Class A shares, and sold 12,500 shares that day in seven transactions under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted November 20, 2025. On October 15, 2,944 shares were withheld to satisfy tax liability tied to restricted stock unit vesting. The option position after exercise was 487,500 shares. The 2026 Seifert Grantor Retained Annuity Trust held 92,337 shares as of October 15, 2026, with Seifert serving as trustee.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Performance Stock Option (right to buy) F11 | 12,500 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 12,500 | $44.72 | $559K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock F2, F3 | 1,100 | $297.2919 | $327K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock F2, F4 | 3,401 | $298.3212 | $1.01M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock F2, F5 | 3,756 | $299.3555 | $1.12M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock F2, F6 | 2,643 | $300.3914 | $794K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock F2, F7 | 598 | $301.9943 | $181K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock F2, F8 | 502 | $303.2558 | $152K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock F2, F9 | 500 | $304.15 | $152K |
| Tax Withholding | Class A Common Stock F1 | 2,944 | $316.32 | $931K |
| holding | Class A Common Stock F10 | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (11)
- F1. The shares were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units, or RSUs.
- F2. The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 20, 2025.
- F3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $296.84 to $297.75, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of 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 ranges set forth in footnotes (3) through (9) to this Form 4.
- F4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $297.90 to $298.85, inclusive.
- F5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $298.93 to $299.92, inclusive.
- F6. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $299.93 to $300.91, inclusive.
- F7. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $301.55 to $302.29, inclusive.
- F8. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $302.57 to $303.56, inclusive.
- F9. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $303.91 to $304.48, inclusive.
- F10. The shares are held of record by the 2026 Seifert Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated May 27, 2026, for which the reporting person serves as trustee.
- F11. The shares subject to the Performance Stock Option are comprised of nine separate tranches that become eligible to vest upon achievement of certain stock price targets (the "Stock Price Goals"). Upon satisfaction of a Stock Price Goal, 1/6 of the shares subject to the applicable tranche vests and becomes exercisable on each Issuer quarterly vesting date (2/15, 5/15, 8/15 or 11/15) occurring on or after the date of certification of achievement of the applicable Stock Price Goal for such tranche. As of the date of this report, six of the nine stock price goals have been satisfied and the underlying shares vest as set forth above. The remaining three tranches, representing 277,500 shares subject to the Performance Stock Option, become eligible to vest upon achievement of the applicable Stock Price Goal.
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