[Form 4] Snowflake Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Benoit Dageville, President of Products and a director at Snowflake Inc. (SNOW), reported share movements on a Form 4 covering transactions on September 8-9, 2025. On 09/08/2025 560 and 545 shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding on vested restricted stock units at a price of $225.58 per share, reducing his direct holdings to 57,765 and 57,220 shares respectively. On 09/09/2025 he sold 1,081 shares at $223.86 under a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 28, 2025, leaving 56,139 shares reported as directly owned. The filing also discloses substantial indirect holdings: 3,146,555 shares held by The Snow Trust UTA dated 9/10/19 (he is trustee), and two GRATs each holding 750,000 shares (one he is trustee of, the other held by his spouse where he disclaims beneficial ownership).
Positive
- Sale executed under a 10b5-1 plan, indicating the transaction was preplanned and not opportunistic
- Clear disclosure of indirect holdings and disclaimers for shares held in trusts and GRATs
Negative
- Insider sale of 1,081 shares on 09/09/2025 at $223.86 reduces direct holdings to 56,139 shares
- Tax-withheld share dispositions (560 and 545 shares) from RSU vesting on 09/08/2025 at $225.58 each
Insights
TL;DR: Routine insider tax-withholdings and a small sale under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan; substantial indirect trust holdings disclosed.
The transactions are consistent with normal post-vesting tax withholdings and a modest sale executed under a 10b5-1 plan adopted March 28, 2025. Direct reported holdings decreased from above 57,000 shares to 56,139 after the reported activity. The Form 4 also discloses a material indirect position of 3,146,555 shares held in The Snow Trust UTA, which is significant relative to the individual's direct holdings and may be relevant for ownership concentration analysis.
TL;DR: Disclosure follows standard governance practices; use of a 10b5-1 plan reduces concerns about timing.
The filing clearly identifies the reporter's roles as both director and officer and documents that a sale on 09/09/2025 was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan, which provides an affirmative defense under Rule 10b5-1(c). The report also properly discloses indirect holdings and a disclaimer of beneficial ownership for shares held by the Reporting Person's spouse as trustee, aligning with standard Section 16 reporting norms.