Zuckerberg Mark 4
4 · Meta Platforms, Inc. · Filed May 11, 2026
Research Summary
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Meta (META) Mark Zuckerberg (10% Owner) Gifts 8.66M Shares
What Happened
Mark Zuckerberg (reported as a 10% owner) reported a gift/transfer of 8,663,023 shares of Meta Class B common stock (reported as derivative securities) on May 7, 2026. The filing shows two matching entries (one disposed, one acquired) at $0 per share, reported total value $0. The Class B shares are convertible into Class A on a 1-for-1 basis (see footnote F2). Footnote F4 indicates the change was a transfer of form of beneficial ownership for no consideration and exempt under Rule 16a-13.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-07. Filing date: 2026-05-11 (filed within the two-business-day Form 4 deadline).
- Security: Class B Common Stock (derivative reporting); convertible to Class A on a 1-for-1 basis (F2).
- Shares moved: 8,663,023 (reported as a gift/transfer). Price/value on Form 4: $0.
- Notable footnotes: F1 — these shares are held of record by Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc.; Zuckerberg is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over those shares but has no pecuniary interest in them. F4 — change in form of beneficial ownership, transfer exempt under Rule 16a-13. Other footnotes (F5–F15, F6–F9, etc.) list various holding entities over which he is deemed to have voting/investment power.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt.
Context
This filing reports a gift/transfer rather than an open-market buy or sale; gifts and intra-family or intra-entity transfers often reflect estate planning, philanthropy, or corporate reorganization and do not necessarily signal a view on the company’s stock. As a 10% owner and founder, Zuckerberg’s filings often reflect transfers among entities he controls; note that for the shares held by Chan Zuckerberg Biohub he is reported as having voting power but not an economic interest.
Insider Transaction Report
- Gift
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F3][F4][F5]2026-05-07−8,663,023→ 8,663,023 total(indirect: By LLC)→ Class A Common Stock (8,663,023 underlying) - Gift
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F3][F4][F5]2026-05-07+8,663,023→ 8,663,023 total(indirect: By LLC)→ Class A Common Stock (8,663,023 underlying)
- 639,347(indirect: By Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc.)
Class A Common Stock
[F1] - 100,710,957(indirect: By LLC)
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F4][F6]→ Class A Common Stock (100,710,957 underlying) - 3,388,097(indirect: By Trust)
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F7]→ Class A Common Stock (3,388,097 underlying) - 17,061,801(indirect: By LLC)
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F8]→ Class A Common Stock (17,061,801 underlying) - 12,000,000(indirect: By LLC)
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F9]→ Class A Common Stock (12,000,000 underlying) - 50,000,000(indirect: By LLC)
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F10]→ Class A Common Stock (50,000,000 underlying) - 100(indirect: By LLC)
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F11]→ Class A Common Stock (100 underlying) - 50,000,000(indirect: By LLC)
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F12]→ Class A Common Stock (50,000,000 underlying) - 50,000,000(indirect: By LLC)
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F13]→ Class A Common Stock (50,000,000 underlying) - 40,000,000(indirect: By LLC)
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F4][F14]→ Class A Common Stock (40,000,000 underlying) - 10,000,000(indirect: By LLC)
Class B Common Stock
[F2][F4][F15]→ Class A Common Stock (10,000,000 underlying)
Footnotes (15)
- [F1]Shares held of record by Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc. ("CZ Biohub"). The reporting person is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the shares held by CZ Biohub, but has no pecuniary interest in these shares.
- [F10]Shares held of record by Chan Zuckerberg Holdings III, LLC ("CZ Holdings III"), which is beneficially owned by the reporting person. The reporting person is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZ Holdings III.
- [F11]Shares held of record by CZ Management, LLC ("CZ Management"), which is beneficially owned by the reporting person. The reporting person is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZ Management.
- [F12]Shares held of record by Chan Zuckerberg Holdings IV, LLC ("CZ Holdings IV"), which is beneficially owned by the reporting person. The reporting person is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZ Holdings IV.
- [F13]Shares held of record by Chan Zuckerberg Holdings V, LLC ("CZ Holdings V"), which is beneficially owned by the reporting person. The reporting person is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZ Holdings V.
- [F14]Shares held of record by Chan Zuckerberg Holdings VI, LLC ("CZ Holdings VI"), which is beneficially owned by the reporting person. The reporting person is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZ Holdings VI.
- [F15]Shares held of record by Chan Zuckerberg Holdings A LLC ("CZ Holdings A"), which is beneficially owned by the reporting person. The reporting person is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZ Holdings A.
- [F2]The Class B Common Stock is convertible into the issuer's Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis (a) at the holder's option or (b) upon certain transfers of such shares and has no expiration date.
- [F3]Represents a transfer of interests in Chan Zuckerberg Holdings II, LLC ("CZ Holdings II"). Following such transfer, the reporting person continues to be deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZ Holdings II.
- [F4]Reflects a change in form of beneficial ownership since the last filing for no consideration in a transfer exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
- [F5]Shares held of record by CZ Holdings II, which is beneficially owned by the reporting person. The reporting person is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZ Holdings II.
- [F6]Shares held of record by CZI Holdings, LLC ("CZI"). Mark Zuckerberg, Trustee of the Mark Zuckerberg Trust dated July 7, 2006 ("2006 Trust"), is the sole member of CZI. The reporting person is the sole trustee of the 2006 Trust and, therefore, is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZI.
- [F7]Shares held of record by Mark Zuckerberg, Trustee of the 2006 Trust.
- [F8]Shares held of record by Chan Zuckerberg Holdings, LLC ("CZ Holdings"), which is beneficially owned by the reporting person. The reporting person is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZ Holdings.
- [F9]Shares held of record by CZI Holdings I, LLC ("CZI I"), which is beneficially owned by the reporting person. The reporting person is deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities held by CZI I.