[144] Pure Storage, Inc. SEC Filing
This Form 144 notice reports a proposed sale of 18,280 shares of common stock of the issuer, to be sold on 09/11/2025 on the NYSE through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, with an aggregate market value of $1,505,820.48. The securities were acquired as performance shares: 11,266 on 12/20/2024 and 7,014 on 06/20/2025. The filing also discloses that Ajay Singh sold 22,601 shares on 07/02/2025 for gross proceeds of $1,253,141.82. The notice includes the standard representation that the seller is not aware of any undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.
- Transparent compliance: The filer provides detailed acquisition dates, share counts, and broker information consistent with Rule 144 requirements
- Brokered sale: Use of a major broker (Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC) indicates an orderly execution channel for the proposed sale
- Insider selling activity: The filer sold 22,601 shares on 07/02/2025 and proposes to sell 18,280 shares on 09/11/2025, which may be viewed negatively by some investors
Insights
TL;DR: Insider sale of 18,280 performance shares scheduled; prior sale of 22,601 shares earlier in July.
The filing documents a planned Rule 144 sale of 18,280 common shares with an indicated aggregate market value of $1.51 million, to be executed through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney on the NYSE on September 11, 2025. Acquisition records show these shares were issued as performance awards on 12/20/2024 and 06/20/2025, which is consistent with standard post-vesting dispositions under Rule 144. The seller previously reported a sale of 22,601 shares on 07/02/2025 for $1.25 million. For investors, these are routine insider dispositions of equity compensation; the filing contains no disclosure of undisclosed adverse information.
TL;DR: Transaction appears administrative: sales of recently issued performance shares under Rule 144.
The notice indicates sales of equity granted as performance shares rather than open-market purchases, and the filer affirms compliance representations required by Rule 144. The involvement of a major broker and explicit acquisition dates suggest these are disclosures of vested compensation being transferred to the market. There are no governance red flags or disclosures of material events in this filing.