[Form 4] Taboola.com Ltd. Insider Trading Activity
Taboola.com Ltd. (TBLA) Form 4 summary: Apollo entities reported a sale of 173,785 Non-Voting Ordinary Shares on 09/02/2025 at $3.35 per share. The filing lists combined indirect beneficial ownership of 31,135,182 Non-Voting Ordinary Shares and 39,525,691 Ordinary Shares following the transaction. The sellers are identified as Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC, Apollo Management GP, LLC, and Apollo Management Holdings, L.P., each checked as a Director and 10% Owner. The explanation in the filing states the sales were between the issuer and College Top Holdings, Inc., as part of the issuer’s share repurchase program and intended to keep the reporting persons’ ownership from reaching 25% or more.
- Transaction disclosed publicly on Form 4, providing transparency about insider activity
- Sale tied to issuer’s share repurchase program, explicitly intended to manage ownership below 25% as stated in the filing
- Reporting persons identified and relationships disclosed (Director and 10% Owner)
- Insider disposal of 173,785 shares at $3.35, which is an actual reduction in holdings
Insights
TL;DR: A modest insider sale of 173,785 shares at $3.35 was executed as part of a repurchase arrangement to manage ownership thresholds.
The transaction is explicitly described as part of Taboola’s share repurchase program and as a mechanism to prevent the reporting persons’ ownership from reaching 25%. The size of the sale is small relative to the reported beneficial holdings, which remain substantial at over 31 million non-voting shares and 39.5 million ordinary shares indirect. From a market-impact perspective, this filing documents routine ownership management rather than a change in control or a strategic divestiture.
TL;DR: Reporting persons executed a sale tied to a repurchase program to avoid crossing the 25% ownership threshold.
The filing clearly states the purpose: to prevent the reporting persons’ combined stake from reaching 25% or more. That is a governance-related action intended to maintain regulatory or contractual thresholds. The parties and addresses are disclosed, and the transaction counterparty is named (College Top Holdings, Inc.). The disclosure appears to follow Form 4 requirements and includes a referenced Exhibit 99.1 for further details.