[Form 4] SOUNDHOUND AI, INC. Insider Trading Activity
Michael Zagorsek, Chief Operating Officer of SoundHound AI (SOUN), reported a sale of 69,837 shares of Class A common stock on 09/22/2025 at $16.0016 per share. The filing states the sale was made solely to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of restricted stock units granted on August 4, 2022; September 7, 2022; August 3, 2023; August 1, 2024; and July 31, 2025. After the reported sale, the reporting person beneficially owned 1,860,790 shares, held directly. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/24/2025.
- Sale was for tax withholding related to RSU vesting, indicating a compensation-related administrative transaction rather than discretionary trading
- Reporting person retains significant ownership with 1,860,790 shares held directly after the transaction
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Insider sale was a routine tax-withholding disposition and does not indicate new compensation or financing arrangements.
The filing documents a sale of 69,837 shares at $16.0016 to cover tax withholding tied to vesting RSUs from multiple grant dates. This is a common administrative transaction following equity vesting and does not change the reported direct beneficial ownership materially relative to the total stake reported: 1,860,790 shares remain held. No new derivative transactions, pledged shares, or change in officer status are disclosed.
TL;DR: The disclosure reflects routine insider reporting and ordinary-course settlement of compensation-related tax obligations.
The Form 4 indicates the reporting person is the COO and that the sale was executed solely to satisfy tax withholding on vested restricted stock units spanning 2022–2025 grant dates. The presence of an attorney-in-fact signature is permissible and common. There are no indications of unusual timing, related-party transactions, or material governance changes disclosed in this filing.