[Form 4] Vital Farms, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Wrede Thilo, identified as Chief Financial Officer of Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL), reported a sale of common stock on 08/11/2025. The filing shows 1,200 shares were disposed of at a reported price of $45.56 per share.
After the transaction the reporting person beneficially owned 54,987 shares. The filing states the sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 13, 2025. The Form 4 was submitted by one reporting person and lists a C/O Vital Farms Austin address.
- Sale executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 13, 2025, which documents pre-arranged trading intentions.
- Clear disclosure of post-transaction beneficial ownership: reporting person retains 54,987 shares after the sale.
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Routine, pre-arranged insider sale under a 10b5-1 plan — transparency is appropriate; not by itself material.
The Form 4 documents a scheduled disposition of 1,200 shares by the CFO under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted March 13, 2025. Use of a documented plan typically reduces concerns about opportunistic timing because trades follow pre-set parameters. The filing discloses the post-transaction beneficial ownership of 54,987 shares, which preserves transparency for investors assessing insider alignment.
TL;DR: Small, pre-planned sale with clear disclosure; unlikely to be material to VITL's capital structure.
The reported sale — 1,200 shares at $45.56 on 08/11/2025 — is executed under an explicit 10b5-1 plan, reducing information asymmetry. The Form 4 indicates continued meaningful ownership by the reporting person (54,987 shares after the transaction). There is no other compensatory or derivative activity disclosed in this filing to suggest a broader change in insider exposure.