Tax-driven sale: SOPHiA GENETICS (SOPH) CLO disposes 684 shares
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
SOPHiA GENETICS SA Chief Legal Officer Daan Van Well reported an open-market sale of 684 Ordinary Shares at a weighted average price of $4.6042 per share. According to the disclosure, the sale was made to satisfy tax withholding obligations from vesting restricted stock units under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan and was not discretionary. Following this transaction, Van Well directly holds 345,052 Ordinary Shares.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 684 shares ($3,149)
Net Sell
1 txn
Insider
Van Well Daan
Role
Chief Legal Officer
Sold
684 shs ($3K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Ordinary Shares | 684 | $4.6042 | $3K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Ordinary Shares — 345,052 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
- Represents shares sold by the Reporting Person in the open market to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on May 18, 2026. These sales were effected pursuant to a pre-established Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person and do not represent discretionary trades. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $4.54 to $4.66, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon written request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 684 shares
Weighted average sale price: $4.6042 per share
Post-transaction holdings: 345,052 shares
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4 metrics
Shares sold
684 shares
Open-market sale on May 19, 2026
Weighted average sale price
$4.6042 per share
Ordinary Shares sold to cover tax withholding
Post-transaction holdings
345,052 shares
Ordinary Shares directly owned after sale
Sale price range
$4.54–$4.66 per share
Multiple transactions within disclosed range
Key Terms
restricted stock units, Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan, weighted average price, tax withholding obligations
4 terms
restricted stock units financial
"tax withholding obligations arising in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units on May 18, 2026"
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.
Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan regulatory
"These sales were effected pursuant to a pre-established Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person"
A Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan is a legally defined, pre-set schedule that lets company insiders automatically buy or sell stock at specified times or under set formulas when they are not in possession of undisclosed, sensitive information. Think of it like an automatic payment plan for trades: because the instructions are written in advance, trades under the plan help protect insiders from allegations of trading on secret information and give investors clearer expectations about when insiders will transact, which can affect liquidity and perceived transparency.
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
tax withholding obligations financial
"sold by the Reporting Person in the open market to satisfy tax withholding obligations"
FAQ
What insider transaction did SOPHiA GENETICS (SOPH) report for Daan Van Well?
SOPHiA GENETICS reported that Chief Legal Officer Daan Van Well sold 684 Ordinary Shares. The transaction was an open-market sale at a weighted average price of $4.6042 per share to cover tax withholding from restricted stock unit vesting.
Was the SOPH insider sale by Daan Van Well made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?
Yes. The filing states the sales were effected under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan. Such plans allow trades to occur automatically under set instructions, indicating the timing of these tax-related sales was not discretionary.