[Form 4] Waystar Holding Corp. Insider Trading Activity
Waystar Holding Corp. insider filing by Eric L. Sinclair III reports a tax-withholding share disposition and automatic transactions under a 10b5-1 plan plus option activity. On 06/06/2025 the reporting person had 16,044 shares withheld to pay taxes on option vesting at a price of $40.55, leaving 474,826 shares beneficially owned (this total includes unvested RSUs). On 09/08/2025 the reporting person acquired 19,404 shares via exercise/plan at $4.14 and concurrently sold 19,404 shares at a weighted average price of $40.0285 (sales occurred across $40.00–$40.25). The acquisition on 09/08/2025 was automatic under a plan adopted 02/19/2025 intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c). The filing corrects prior reporting to reflect an earlier misclassification of an option exercise and states the option lot is vested and exercisable.
- Use of a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted 02/19/2025, which provides pre-established, automated trade dispositions
- Correction to prior filings to accurately reflect beneficial ownership improves disclosure accuracy
- No net new dilution reported from these transactions; paired acquisition and sale were equal in share count
- Untimely filing noted for the 06/06/2025 tax-withholding transaction, indicating a reporting lapse
- Insider sold shares (19,404 shares sold at a weighted average of $40.0285) which may be viewed negatively by some investors
Insights
TL;DR: Insider executed routine tax withholding and 10b5-1 plan trades; net holdings unchanged materially after correction.
The filing documents routine Section 16 activity: shares were withheld to cover taxes on option vesting and a contemporaneous 10b5-1 plan produced an automatic exercise/acquisition and sale of equal share amounts, resulting in no net change in share count from those paired transactions. The weighted average sale price range ($40.00–$40.25) and the exercise price ($4.14) show a material gain per share for the reporting person but no new issuance or dilutive event for other shareholders. The correction to prior filings improves transparency of current beneficial ownership figures.
TL;DR: Disclosure shows use of a documented 10b5-1 plan and a corrective amendment; timely reporting issues noted.
The filing confirms the reporting person adopted a 10b5-1 trading plan on 02/19/2025 that governed the 09/08/2025 transactions, which is standard practice to mitigate insider trading risk. However, the June 6, 2025 withholding transaction was described as not timely filed and the registrant corrected prior misclassification, indicating a lapse in prior reporting controls that was remedied here. From a governance standpoint, the presence of a signed 10b5-1 plan and an explicit correction are constructive, but the late filing should be recorded and reviewed internally.