Meta (META) CTO Andrew Bosworth Sells 7,848 Shares

What Happened Andrew (Boz) Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Meta Platforms (META), sold 7,848 shares on August 18, 2026. The shares were disposed at $558.00 per share for a total value of $4,379,184. The transaction is reported as an open-market sale (code "S") and was effected pursuant to a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-18
• Price per share: $558.00
• Shares sold: 7,848
• Gross value: $4,379,184
• Reported footnote: Sale executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted January 31, 2025 (prearranged trading plan)
• Filing date: 2026-08-20 (reported two days after the trade; appears timely)
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt

Context Sales under Rule 10b5-1 plans are typically pre-scheduled and do not, by themselves, indicate a change in an insider's view of the company. For retail investors, purchases generally carry more informational weight than routine sales; this filing documents a planned disposition by Meta's CTO rather than an opportunistic market-timed sale.