[Form 4] Tempus AI, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Andrew Polovin, EVP and General Counsel of Tempus AI, Inc. (TEM), reported sales of Class A common stock on 08/19/2025 to satisfy tax withholding on vested restricted stock units. The filing shows a sell-to-cover of 5,266 shares at a weighted-average price of $74.63 (individual trade prices ranged from $74.36 to $75.2673) and a separate sale of 132 shares at $75.61. After these mandated sales, the reporting person beneficially owned 132,056 shares. The Form 4 states the sales were required by the issuer's equity plan and were not discretionary trades by the reporting person.
- Transparent disclosure of the sell-to-cover transactions and weighted-average pricing, including the trade price range
- Sales were non-discretionary and mandated by the issuer's equity plan to satisfy tax withholding, as stated in the filing
- Form 4 properly executed and includes explanatory footnotes and signature by attorney-in-fact
- Insider ownership decreased to 132,056 shares following the transactions
- Multiple sales occurred over a price range, which may complicate precise per-trade analysis without additional breakdown
Insights
TL;DR: Routine sell-to-cover transactions by an executive to satisfy tax withholding; no discretionary insider selling was reported.
The reported transactions on 08/19/2025 are described as mandated "sell-to-cover" sales tied to RSU vesting. The larger block of 5,266 shares was sold at a weighted-average $74.63 (range $74.36–$75.2673), with an additional 132-share sale at $75.61. These details indicate the disposition was to satisfy statutory tax obligations under the issuer's equity incentive election rather than a voluntary liquidity event. The filing discloses post-transaction beneficial ownership of 132,056 shares, which provides a clear near-term ownership picture for investors and compliance reviewers.
TL;DR: Disclosure aligns with Section 16 reporting; transaction is procedural and consistent with equity-plan mechanics.
The Form 4 is properly executed and signed by an attorney-in-fact and includes explanatory footnotes clarifying the sell-to-cover mechanism and the weighted-average pricing. The filing documents that the issuer elected mandatory sell-to-cover funding for minimum statutory withholding, which reduces ambiguity about motivation. From a governance perspective, this transparent reporting and the characterization of the sales as non-discretionary mitigate concerns about opportunistic insider selling.