Oracle Vice Chair Henley nets 14k shares after RSU vesting, tax withholding
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Oracle Corp (ORCL) – Form 4 filed 08/06/2025 reports routine equity compensation activity by Vice-Chairman & Director Jeffrey Henley.
- 08/04/2025: 25,000 restricted stock units were converted to common stock (transaction code M) at $0 cost.
- 10,966 shares were simultaneously surrendered at $244.42 (code F) to satisfy withholding taxes.
- Net increase to indirect trust holding: 14,034 shares.
- Post-transaction ownership: 975,576 shares in main trust, 362,029 in Henley Community Property Trust, and 145,114 held via a GRAT – totaling roughly 1.48 million shares (≈0.05 % of ORCL shares outstanding).
No derivative positions remain after settlement; activity is compensation-related, not an open-market discretionary sale, and is unlikely to be material to the stock.
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Insights
TL;DR: Routine RSU vesting; minimal net share change, negligible market impact.
The filing shows standard compensation mechanics: RSU conversion added 25k shares, while tax withholding removed 10,966, leaving a net 14,034-share increase. Henley still owns ≈1.48 M shares, under 0.1 % of float, so no meaningful signal of bullish or bearish sentiment. No open derivatives remain. Overall, the transaction neither alters insider ownership materially nor indicates a strategic shift. Impact on valuation or liquidity is de minimis.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Restricted Stock Unit | 25,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 25,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 10,966 | $244.42 | $2.68M |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Shares withheld for payment of tax liability upon vesting of restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock. The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.