Snowflake (SNOW) founder sells 1,919 shares under 10b5-1 trading plan
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Snowflake Inc. founder and Chief Architect Benoit Dageville reported an open-market sale of 1,919 shares of Common Stock at $175.34 per share on March 17, 2026. The filing notes that this sale was effected under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 28, 2025.
On March 16, 2026, 1,007 shares and 936 shares were withheld at $178.66 per share to satisfy tax obligations on the vesting of restricted stock units, which is not an open-market sale. After these transactions, Dageville held 53,262 shares directly. Additional shares are held indirectly through trusts, including The Selene GRAT No. 1 and The Snow Trust UTA, while a separate 750,000-share Thira GRAT is held by his spouse, for which he disclaims beneficial ownership.
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Insights
Small pre-planned sale and routine tax withholding; overall position remains large.
Benoit Dageville executed an open-market sale of 1,919 Snowflake shares at $175.34 per share on March 17, 2026. The filing specifies this was under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 28, 2025, indicating the trade was pre-scheduled rather than opportunistic.
Two additional entries on March 16, 2026 show 1,007 and 936 shares withheld at $178.66 per share to cover tax obligations tied to restricted stock unit vesting. Such F-code tax-withholding dispositions are mechanical and not open-market sales, so they carry little informational value about sentiment.
After these moves, Dageville still holds 53,262 shares directly, plus substantial indirect holdings through trusts, including Selene GRAT No. 1 and Snow Trust UTA, while he disclaims beneficial ownership of 750,000 shares in the Thira GRAT held by his spouse. Relative to his visible direct and trust-related positions, the 1,919-share sale is small and appears as routine portfolio management under a pre-planned arrangement.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 1,919 | $175.34 | $336K |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 1,007 | $178.66 | $180K |
| Tax Withholding | Common Stock | 936 | $178.66 | $167K |
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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 sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 28, 2025. The shares are held by The Selene GRAT No. 1 dated 3/13/2025 for which the Reporting Person is the trustee. The shares are held by The Thira GRAT No. 1 dated 3/13/2025 for which the Reporting Person's spouse is the trustee. The Reporting Person has no right to or interest in these shares and disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. The shares are held by The Snow Trust UTA dated 9/10/19 for which the Reporting Person is a trustee.