[Form 4] Taboola.com Ltd. Insider Trading Activity
Taboola.com Ltd. Form 4 summary: Apollo-related reporting persons disclosed a transaction on 09/29/2025 in which 158,456 non-voting ordinary shares were sold at $3.54 per share. After the reported sale, the filing shows 30,401,133 non-voting ordinary shares and 39,525,691 ordinary shares beneficially owned indirectly by the reporting persons. The filing states the sales were between the issuer and College Top Holdings, Inc. under the issuer's share repurchase program and were intended to prevent the reporting persons' ownership from reaching 25% or more. The form is signed and dated 10/01/2025.
- Disclosure of the sale is timely and filed on Form 4 with signature dated 10/01/2025
- Sales performed under the issuer's repurchase program, per the filing, indicating coordination with the company rather than an unsolicited market sale
- Explicit intent stated to keep reporting persons' ownership from reaching 25% or more
- Reported disposition of 158,456 non-voting ordinary shares reduces the reporting persons' holdings
- Large indirect holdings remain: 30,401,133 non-voting ordinary shares and 39,525,691 ordinary shares are still beneficially owned indirectly
Insights
TL;DR: Insiders sold a modest number of shares under a repurchase arrangement; ownership remains substantial but below 25%.
The Form 4 reports a single disclosed sale of 158,456 non-voting ordinary shares at $3.54 on 09/29/2025, with beneficial indirect ownership totals of 30,401,133 and 39,525,691 shares for different share classes following the transaction. The filing explicitly states the sales occurred between Taboola and College Top Holdings, Inc. as part of the company's repurchase program to prevent the reporting persons' ownership from reaching 25% or more. From an investor perspective, this is a controlled, program-driven disposal rather than a market-driven divestiture, suggesting administrative intent rather than a fundamental change in conviction.
TL;DR: The transaction appears compliant and intended to manage regulatory ownership thresholds through the issuer's repurchase program.
The filing names multiple Apollo entities as reporting persons and marks them as directors and 10% owners. The explanation clarifies the disposals were coordinated with the issuer under a repurchase program to ensure reporting persons' ownership remains below the 25% threshold. The Form 4 includes the required signature information and references exhibits for further detail. Governance-wise, the disclosure addresses ownership-limit concerns and documents the arm's-length structure of the repurchase-related sales.