Reddit (RDDT) CEO Steve Huffman exercises options and sells 18,000 shares
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Reddit, Inc. CEO Steve Huffman, through The XYZ Revocable Trust, exercised stock options to acquire 18,000 Class A shares at $25.29 per share on March 31, 2026. The trust then sold 18,000 shares in open-market trades at prices ranging from about $125.73 to $135.52 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following these sales, the trust continued to hold 411,195 Class A shares indirectly for Huffman, with additional smaller indirect holdings in three other trusts.
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Insights
Huffman exercised options for 18,000 Reddit shares and sold the same amount under a pre-planned Rule 10b5-1 program.
The filing shows an option exercise for 18,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $25.29, followed by open-market sales of those 18,000 shares at prices between roughly $125.73 and $135.52. All transactions were carried out indirectly via The XYZ Revocable Trust.
Because the footnotes state these trades were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, they appear to be pre-scheduled rather than opportunistic. After selling, the trust still holds 411,195 Reddit shares, and a related grantor retained annuity trust holds another 68,966 shares, so the disposition represents a small portion of Huffman’s visible indirect stake.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 18,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 18,000 | $25.29 | $455K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 700 | $126.40 | $88K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 400 | $127.44 | $51K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 1,700 | $128.57 | $219K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 900 | $129.40 | $116K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 897 | $130.94 | $117K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 2,103 | $131.64 | $277K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 3,848 | $134.16 | $516K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 7,452 | $134.84 | $1.00M |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- This transaction reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on May 19, 2025. The sales were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $125.73 to $126.66. The price reported reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate sale price within the ranges set forth in footnotes 2 to 9 to this Form 4. The sales were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $127.02 to $127.79. The sales were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $128.11 to $129.09. The sales were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $129.14 to $129.64. The sales were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $130.28 to $131.27. The sales were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $131.30 to $132.18. The sales were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $133.60 to $134.59. The sales were executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $134.60 to $135.52. The securities are directly held by a grantor retained annuity trust, of which the Reporting Person is sole trustee and beneficiary. The option vests over five years on each quarterly anniversary of December 25, 2023, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment or service relationship with the Issuer on each such vesting date.
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