Mertz Elinor 4

What Happened
Elinor Mertz, Chief Financial Officer of Airbnb, dispositioned 4,363.219 shares on Feb 19, 2026 as a tax/payment action related to an option exercise. The shares were reported at $124.27 each, for a total value of roughly $542,217. This was a tax-withholding disposition (not an open-market sale) associated with exercising equity awards.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-19; price per share: $124.27; total value: ~$542,217.
• Transaction code: F — payment of exercise price or tax liability (shares withheld to satisfy taxes).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the transaction details provided.
• Filing date/accession: filed Feb 23, 2026 (within the typical Form 4 reporting window).
• No 10b5-1 plan or other special plan was disclosed in the provided transaction line.

Context
Code F transactions commonly reflect tax withholding when an executive exercises options or receives vested stock; the company withholds a portion of shares rather than the insider selling on the open market. Such withholding is routine and does not necessarily signal a change in the insider’s view of the company.