[Form 4] Taboola.com Ltd. Insider Trading Activity
Taboola.com Ltd. reporting persons associated with Apollo Management disclosed transactions dated 08/11/2025 on a Form 4. The filing lists a direct holding of 152,504 non‑voting ordinary shares and indirect holdings of 31,737,444 non‑voting ordinary shares and 39,525,691 ordinary shares. A sale is shown at a price of $3.34 with transaction code J. The filing states the sales occurred between the issuer and College Top Holdings, Inc. under Taboola’s share repurchase program and were intended to keep the reporting persons’ ownership below 25%. Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 are referenced for additional details and signatures.
- Disclosure of transactions by Apollo-related reporting persons provides transparent reporting of insider activity.
- Taboola's share repurchase program is explicitly referenced as the context for the reported sales.
- Insider sale recorded with a reported transaction price of $3.34, reducing direct holdings to 152,504 non‑voting shares.
- Filing omits total shares outstanding and percentage ownership post-transaction, limiting assessment of materiality and control impact.
Insights
TL;DR: Routine insider sale tied to issuer buyback; updated direct and indirect holdings disclosed, materiality unclear without outstanding share count.
The Form 4 documents sales dated 08/11/2025 and reports both direct and substantial indirect holdings by Apollo-related entities. The filing explicitly ties the transactions to Taboola’s share repurchase program and to an intention to keep ownership below 25%, which frames the sale as ownership-management rather than a traditional open-market disposition. The filing shows a transaction price of $3.34 and cites Exhibit 99.1 for transaction details. Without information on total shares outstanding or percent ownership before and after the transactions, the market impact cannot be determined from this filing alone.
TL;DR: Transaction appears designed to avoid a 25% ownership threshold; disclosure aligns with governance thresholds and repurchase mechanics.
The filing names multiple Apollo entities as reporting persons and checks both Director and 10% Owner relationships, indicating significant insider influence. It plainly states the sales were executed between the issuer and College Top Holdings, Inc. under the issuer’s repurchase program to prevent the reporting persons’ ownership from reaching 25%. This is a governance-sensitive maneuver that the company has disclosed; however, the Form 4 does not include sufficient data (e.g., total outstanding shares) to evaluate whether this action meaningfully changes control or voting power.