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Meta (META) Chief Accounting Officer Aaron Anderson Exercises RSUs
What Happened
- Aaron Anderson, Chief Accounting Officer of Meta Platforms (META), had RSUs convert to 2,114 shares on Feb 15, 2026 (three separate conversions of 1,450; 333; and 331 RSUs). The conversions show an exercise/conversion price of $0.00 (these were RSU settlements, not option purchases).
- To satisfy tax withholding obligations, 936 shares were withheld by the company (reported as disposition for tax withholding) with a reported per-share figure of $639.77, totaling about $598,825. Additionally, Anderson donated (gifted) 167 shares on Feb 18, 2026. After the withholding and gift from this settlement, roughly 1,011 shares remained from this vesting event.
Key Details
- Transaction dates: RSU settlement/exercise on 2026-02-15; gift recorded 2026-02-18; filing date 2026-02-18.
- Prices: exercise/conversion price reported as $0.00 (RSUs); tax withholding valued at $639.77 per share (936 shares → ~$598,825).
- Shares from settlement: 1,450 + 333 + 331 = 2,114 total RSUs settled.
- Dispositions: 936 shares withheld for taxes (footnote F1 — withholding, not an open-market sale); 167 shares donated to charitable entities (footnote F2).
- Vesting mechanics: these were RSUs (each RSU = 1 share per F3) that vest quarterly per the applicable schedules (see F4–F6).
- Ownership after this event: approximately 1,011 shares remained from this settlement (2,114 settled − 936 withheld − 167 gifted). The Form 4 did not disclose Anderson’s total beneficial ownership across all holdings in this filing.
- Timeliness: Transaction reported with a Form 4 filed 2026-02-18 for a 2026-02-15 settlement; filing was made within the SEC’s two-business-day window (timely).
Context
- These were RSU settlements (not option exercise purchases). The $0.00 exercise price reflects conversion of restricted stock units into shares, not a cash purchase of stock.
- The 936-share “disposition” is a company tax-withholding/remittance on net settlement (common practice) and should not be read as an open-market sale. The 167-share gift is a charitable donation and does not necessarily indicate buy/sell sentiment.
- No open-market purchases or sales for cash were reported in this filing; the key economic event was the RSU settlement and associated withholding/gift.