[Form 4] Rigetti Computing, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Rigetti Computing director Helene Gail Sandford reported sales of common stock on 09/19/2025 made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted June 12, 2025. The filing shows a sale of 1 share at $26.98 and a separate weighted-average sale of 17,634 shares at $24.7484 (prices ranged $24.74 to $25.205). After these transactions the reporting person beneficially owned 182,371 shares. The Form 4 was executed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/22/2025.
- Trades were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, indicating the transactions were pre-authorized and consistent with an affirmative-defense trading arrangement
- Complete Form 4 disclosure including transaction dates, prices, share amounts, resulting beneficial ownership, and attorney-in-fact signature
- Insider sold 17,634 shares at a weighted-average price of $24.7484, reducing beneficial ownership to 182,371 shares
- Sales represent insider liquidity, which may be interpreted by some investors as a reduction in the director's stake
Insights
TL;DR: Director executed preplanned share sales totaling 17,635 shares under a 10b5-1 plan; net holdings remain material at 182,371 shares.
The transactions disclosed are sales rather than exercises or option activity and were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan dated June 12, 2025, which indicates the trades were pre-authorized. The filing reports a small single-share sale at $26.98 and a larger sequence of sales totaling 17,634 shares at a weighted-average price of $24.7484, with prices in the stated range. Post-sale beneficial ownership is 182,371 shares, which is a clear, quantifiable change in the director's stake. From an analytics perspective, these are insider liquidity events, but no derivative or other complicating securities are reported.
TL;DR: Insider used a documented 10b5-1 plan for sales; disclosure and signature by attorney-in-fact comply with Form 4 formalities.
The Form 4 explicitly states the trades were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on June 12, 2025, which provides the director an affirmative defense against allegations of trading on material nonpublic information if plan conditions are met. The filing includes required details: transaction dates, prices, share amounts, resulting beneficial ownership, and an attorney-in-fact signature dated 09/22/2025. No amendments or derivative transactions are reported. Based solely on the filing, governance and disclosure procedures appear followed.