RBC Trust Emerges as Major Symbotic Shareholder with Multi-Vote Share Control
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
3
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
RBC Millennium GST Non-Exempt Trust filed an initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3) for Symbotic (SYM), reporting significant holdings following a distribution from The RBC 2021 4 Year GRAT on June 12, 2025. The trust is classified as a 10% owner of Symbotic.
Key holdings include:
- 2,292,405 shares of Class V-1 Common Stock (1 vote per share)
- 163,355,074 shares of Class V-3 Common Stock (3 votes per share)
- 165,647,479 Restricted Stock Units convertible into Class A Common Stock
The securities were received as part of the GRAT Remainder distribution following the termination of The RBC 2021 4 Year GRAT on March 31, 2025. Both Class V-1 and V-3 shares have no economic rights but differ in voting power. These shares, combined with Symbotic Holdings Units, are redeemable on a one-for-one basis for Class A Common Stock.
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Negative
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Insider Trade Summary
3 transactions reported
Mixed
3 txns
Insider
RBC Millennium GST Non-Exempt Trust
Role
10% Owner
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| holding | Restricted Stock Units | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class V-1 Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class V-3 Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Restricted Stock Units — 165,647,479 shares (Direct);
Class V-1 Common Stock — 2,292,405 shares (Direct);
Class V-3 Common Stock — 163,355,074 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
- The term "Symbotic Holdings Units" is used herein to represent limited liability company units of Symbotic Holdings and an equal number of paired shares of Class V-1 Common Stock or Class V-3 Common Stock of the Issuer, which, pursuant to the limited liability company agreement of Symbotic Holdings, are together redeemable by the holder on a one-for-one basis for a share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer, subject to conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and other similar transactions, and in accordance with other terms and conditions set forth in Symbotic Holdings' Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2022. Upon redemption, the Issuer will cancel the Symbotic Holdings Units and cancel and retire for no consideration the redeemed shares of Class V-1 Common Stock or Class V-3 Common Stock, as applicable. Shares of Class V-1 Common Stock of the Issuer have no economic rights and each share of Class V-1 Common Stock entitles its holder to 1 vote per share. Shares of Class V-3 Common Stock of the Issuer have no economic rights and each share of Class V-3 Common Stock entitles its holder to 3 votes per share. According to the terms of The RBC 2021 4 Year GRAT's trust agreement, The RBC 2021 4 Year GRAT terminated on March 31, 2025 and the remainder of The RBC 2021 4 Year GRAT (after full and final payment of any annuity amounts owed to Richard B. Cohen) (the "GRAT Remainder"), was to be distributed to the RBC Millennium Trust. The trustees of the RBC Millennium Trust resolved to accept the GRAT Remainder and hold and administer the GRAT Remainder in a separate, GST non-exempt trust apart from the principal and income held by the Millennium Trust. On June 12, 2025, The RBC 2021 4 Year GRAT distributed the GRAT Remainder to The RBC Millennium GST Non-Exempt Trust (the "Distribution"). (Continued) (Continued from Footnote 3) As a result of the Distribution, The RBC Millennium GST Non-Exempt Trust received in the aggregate the 165,647,479 common units in Symbotic Holdings LLC ("OpCo"), 163,355,074 shares of Symbotic Class V-3 Common Stock and 2,292,405 shares of Symbotic Class V-1 Common Stock previously held by The RBC 2021 4 Year GRAT.
FAQ
How many Restricted Stock Units of SYM does the RBC Millennium GST Non-Exempt Trust hold?
The filing shows that RBC Millennium GST Non-Exempt Trust holds Restricted Stock Units convertible into 165,647,479 shares of SYM Class A Common Stock.
What is RBC Millennium GST Non-Exempt Trust's relationship to SYM?
According to the Form 3 filing, RBC Millennium GST Non-Exempt Trust is classified as a 10% Owner of Symbotic Inc. (SYM), as indicated by the checkbox in Section 4 of the form.