Snowflake (SNOW) CEO RSU vesting leads to 4,515 tax-withheld shares
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Snowflake Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sridhar Ramaswamy reported tax-related share withholdings tied to restricted stock unit vesting. On this Form 4, a total of 4,515 shares of common stock were withheld to satisfy tax obligations, in two transactions of 1,328 and 3,187 shares at a price of $238.26 per share. These are coded as tax-withholding dispositions rather than open-market sales. After these transactions, he directly holds 485,557 shares of Snowflake common stock and indirectly holds 1,923 shares through The Ramaswamy Trust dated 1/8/2001, for which he serves as trustee.
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Insider Trade Summary
3 transactions reported
Mixed
3 txns
Insider
Ramaswamy Sridhar
Role
Chief Executive Officer
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 3,187 | $238.26 | $759K |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 1,328 | $238.26 | $316K |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 485,557 shares (Direct, null);
Common Stock — 1,923 shares (Indirect, Trust)
Footnotes (1)
- Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations on the vesting of restricted stock units. Includes shares to be issued in connection with the vesting of one or more restricted stock units. The shares are held by The Ramaswamy Trust dated 1/8/2001, for which the Reporting Person is a trustee.
Key Figures
Tax-withheld shares: 4,515 shares
First withholding lot: 1,328 shares at $238.26
Second withholding lot: 3,187 shares at $238.26
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6 metrics
Tax-withheld shares
4,515 shares
Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations on RSU vesting
First withholding lot
1,328 shares at $238.26
F-code tax-withholding disposition of common stock
Second withholding lot
3,187 shares at $238.26
F-code tax-withholding disposition of common stock
Direct holdings after transactions
485,557 shares
Common stock directly owned by CEO after Form 4 entries
Indirect trust holdings
1,923 shares
Common stock held by The Ramaswamy Trust dated 1/8/2001
Transaction date
June 8, 2026
Date of reported common stock withholding transactions
Key Terms
restricted stock units, tax withholding obligations, tax-withholding disposition, indirect ownership, +1 more
5 terms
restricted stock units financial
"Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations on the vesting of restricted stock units."
Restricted stock units are a type of company reward where employees are promised shares of stock, but they only fully own these shares after meeting certain conditions, like staying with the company for a set time. They matter because they can become valuable assets and are often used to motivate employees to help the company succeed.
tax withholding obligations financial
"Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations on the vesting of restricted stock units."
tax-withholding disposition financial
"transaction_action": "tax-withholding disposition""
A tax-withholding disposition is an event or transaction—such as selling or transferring securities, exercising options, or receiving compensation—that triggers a requirement to hold back part of the payment and remit it to tax authorities. It matters to investors because it reduces the cash they receive immediately and can change the timing and amount of taxable income, like a cashier taking a portion of your sale proceeds to pay taxes before you get the rest.
indirect ownership financial
""direct_or_indirect": "I","nature_of_ownership": "Trust""
trust financial
"The shares are held by The Ramaswamy Trust dated 1/8/2001, for which the Reporting Person is a trustee."
A trust is a legal setup in which one party (the trustee) holds and manages assets—like cash, stocks or property—on behalf of other people (beneficiaries) according to instructions from the person who created it (the grantor). Think of it as a locked box with a keyholder who must follow written rules; for investors it matters because trusts influence who controls and benefits from assets, affect taxes and succession, and can change how quickly or transparently shares are bought, sold or voted.
FAQ
What insider activity did Snowflake (SNOW) report for CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy?
Snowflake reported that CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy had 4,515 shares of common stock withheld to cover tax obligations from restricted stock unit vesting. These were reported as tax-withholding dispositions, not open-market sales, on a recent Form 4 filing.
Does the Snowflake (SNOW) Form 4 show open-market sales by the CEO?
The filing does not show open-market sales by the CEO. Instead, it reports Form F-code transactions, meaning shares were withheld to pay taxes on restricted stock unit vesting, which is a routine, non-market disposition mechanism.