Ouster (NYSE: OUST) CTO sells 40K shares after option exercise
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Ouster, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Mark Frichtl exercised stock options and sold shares in a pre-planned transaction. On March 25, 2026, he exercised 40,000 non-qualified stock options at an exercise price of $2.13 per share, receiving 40,000 shares of common stock.
That same day, he sold 40,000 common shares at a weighted-average price of $20.9394 per share in open-market transactions pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan dated December 15, 2025, which the footnotes state included sales for tax planning purposes. After these transactions, he directly owned 636,882 common shares. The footnotes also note the options were fully vested and that the sale prices ranged from $20.53 to $21.30.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 40,000 shares ($837,576)
Net Sell
3 txns
Insider
Frichtl Mark
Role
Chief Technology Officer
Sold
40,000 shs ($838K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Non-Qualified Stock Option | 40,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 40,000 | $2.13 | $85K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 40,000 | $20.9394 | $838K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Non-Qualified Stock Option — 276,434 shares (Direct);
Common Stock — 676,882 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
- Reflects shares sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan dated December 15, 2025. Includes sales made for tax planning purposes. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $20.53 to $21.30. 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 range set forth in this footnote. The options are fully vested and exercisable.
FAQ
What did Ouster (OUST) CTO Mark Frichtl report in this Form 4?
Ouster CTO Mark Frichtl reported exercising 40,000 stock options at $2.13 and selling 40,000 common shares at a weighted-average price of $20.9394. After the transactions, he directly held 636,882 Ouster shares.
Was the Ouster (OUST) insider sale part of a Rule 10b5-1 plan?
Yes, the filing states the 40,000-share sale was made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan dated December 15, 2025. The footnote also explains that the trades included sales for tax planning purposes, indicating the activity was pre-planned rather than opportunistic.
Were the Ouster (OUST) CTO’s stock options fully vested before exercise?
Yes. A footnote specifies that the non-qualified stock options exercised were fully vested and exercisable. On March 25, 2026, he exercised 40,000 options into common stock and then sold the same number of shares in open-market transactions.
Does this Ouster (OUST) Form 4 show any remaining derivative securities for the CTO?
In this filing, the derivativeSummary section is empty, indicating no remaining derivative positions are listed here after the 40,000-option exercise. The disclosed transactions focus on that single option exercise and the related sale of 40,000 common shares.