[Form 4] VISA Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Julie B. Rottenberg, General Counsel of Visa Inc. (V), reported purchases and sales under a Rule 10b5-1 plan dated May 7, 2025. On 08/18/2025 she exercised 2,027 employee stock options with a $109.82 exercise price and simultaneously sold 2,027 Class A shares at $344.02, leaving her with 11,925 shares beneficially owned. The exercised options were originally granted on 11/19/2017 and vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant, subject to limited earlier vesting. Transactions were reported by an attorney-in-fact on 08/19/2025.
- Transactions executed under a documented Rule 10b5-1 plan, which provides procedural clarity and an affirmative defense for the trades
- Full transaction disclosure includes option grant date, vesting schedule, exercise price, sale price, and post-transaction beneficial ownership
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Officer exercised vested options and sold the underlying shares under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan; ownership modestly reduced.
The filing shows a routine exercise-and-sell executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which provides an affirmative defense for insider trading when properly adopted. The reporting person exercised 2,027 options at $109.82 and sold the same number of shares at $344.02 on the same date, indicating a cash-out of option gains while retaining 11,925 shares. This is a standard liquidity action by an executive and does not, by itself, indicate changes to company fundamentals.
TL;DR: Disclosure is complete for the transactions disclosed and notes the 10b5-1 plan and vesting schedule for the option grant.
The Form 4 includes required details: reporting person identity and role (General Counsel), transaction dates, codes, prices, option grant date, vesting structure, and that the trades were made under a 10b5-1 plan. The use of an attorney-in-fact to file the form is noted and the signature is dated 08/19/2025. From a governance perspective, the filing fulfills regulatory disclosure obligations for insider transactions.