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SoundHound AI CPO sells 42,119 shares to cover RSU taxes

Filing Impact
(Very High)
Filing Sentiment
(Negative)
Form Type
4

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

James Ming, Chief Product Officer and director of SoundHound AI (SOUN), reported a routine sale of 42,119 shares of Class A common stock on 09/22/2025 at a price of $16.0016 per share, reducing his holdings to 845,441 shares. The filing states the shares sold were used to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units granted on multiple dates between August 4, 2022 and July 31, 2025. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/24/2025.

Positive

  • Transparency: The reporting person disclosed the transaction and the specific purpose—satisfying tax withholding on vested RSUs.
  • Routine compliance: Sale executed to cover tax obligations, which is a standard practice following RSU vesting.

Negative

  • Reduction in insider holdings: The reporting personsold 42,119 shares, lowering beneficial ownership to 845,441 shares.

Insights

TL;DR: Insider sale appears routine and tax-driven, not an indication of operational concerns.

The Form 4 discloses a sale of 42,119 Class A shares by an executive who is also a director, explicitly to satisfy tax withholding on vested restricted stock units. Such transactions are common when equity vests and typically reflect tax-related liquidity rather than a discretionary divestiture. The remaining beneficial ownership of 845,441 shares should be monitored in aggregate for voting and control implications, but the filing itself contains no adverse governance signals.

TL;DR: The sale is a non-cash, vesting-related disposition and unlikely to be material to investors on its own.

The reported execution price of $16.0016 and the sale quantity provide transparency on the mechanics of the tax-withholding sale. There are no concurrent derivative transactions reported. Absent additional insider activity or material disclosures from the issuer, this Form 4 represents routine insider compliance rather than new information about company performance.

Insider HOM JAMES MING
Role Chief Product Officer
Sold 42,119 shs ($674K)
Type Security Shares Price Value
Sale Class A Common Stock 42,119 $16.0016 $674K
Holdings After Transaction: Class A Common Stock — 845,441 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
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Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →
SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HOM JAMES MING
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SOUNDHOUND AI, INC.
5400 BETSY ROSS DRIVE
(Street)
SANTA CLARA CA 95054
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUNDHOUND AI, INC. [ SOUN ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Product Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2025
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 09/22/2025 S 42,119(1) D $16.0016 845,441 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The sale reported herein was made to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of shares of restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on August 4, 2022, September 7, 2022, August 3, 2023, August 1, 2024 and July 31, 2025.
Remarks:
/s /Warren Heit, attorney-in-fact for HOM JAMES MING 09/24/2025
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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FAQ

What did James Ming report on Form 4 for SOUN?

He reported a sale of 42,119 Class A shares on 09/22/2025 at $16.0016 per share, reducing his holdings to 845,441 shares.

Why were the shares sold according to the filing?

The sale was made to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units granted on dates between 08/04/2022 and 07/31/2025.

Does the Form 4 show any option exercises or derivative transactions?

No. The filing lists only a non-derivative sale of Class A common stock and contains no reported derivative transactions.

When was the Form 4 signed and filed?

The signature by attorney-in-fact is dated 09/24/2025; the earliest transaction date reported is 09/22/2025.

Is this insider activity likely material to SOUN investors?

The filing characterizes the sale as tax-related and routine; the experts in this analysis rate the impact as neutral.