SLTA V (GP), L.L.C. 4
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Dell (DELL) SLTA V (GP) — 10% Owner Sells Shares
What Happened
- SLTA V (GP), L.L.C. — a reported 10% owner affiliated with Silver Lake — executed multiple transactions on April 16, 2026. The filer reported exercising or converting 516,449 shares via derivatives (conversion/exercise transactions). Separately, the filer sold 375,000 shares in open-market trades at a weighted average price of $176.50 (proceeds ≈ $66.19M) and sold an additional 7,000 shares at $193.58 (proceeds ≈ $1.36M), for known cash proceeds of roughly $67.54M. The filing also shows other dispositions totaling 312,832 shares (reported as “J” other disposition) with no price listed in the table.
Key Details
- Transaction date: April 16, 2026 (filing date: April 17, 2026 — timely).
- Known open-market sales: 375,000 shares @ $176.50 (weighted avg) = $66,187,502; 7,000 shares @ $193.58 = $1,355,060. Total known cash proceeds ≈ $67,542,562.
- Derivative exercises/conversions: 516,449 shares reported as acquired via exercise/conversion (M). The same amounts are shown as disposed with $0.00 price in the filing (reflects internal conversion/distribution reporting).
- Other dispositions (J): 139,157; 106,790; and 66,885 shares (total 312,832) reported as “other” with no cash amount listed.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified for SLTA V (GP) in the provided extract.
- Notable footnotes: conversions of Class B to Class C common stock and in-kind distributions were initiated on April 16, 2026; receipts of those distributed shares were reported as exempt under Rule 16a-13. Filings are joint among related Silver Lake entities; certain holdings and distributions relate to Silver Lake affiliates and Egon Durban (director of Dell and managing member of Silver Lake Group) per footnotes.
- Filing timeliness: appears timely (transaction date 4/16/2026, Form 4 filed 4/17/2026).
Context
- The filing combines derivative conversions (Class B → Class C) and sizable open-market sales. The derivative entries and $0.00 disposition amounts reflect internal conversions/distributions rather than separate cash transactions; the actual cash receipts come from the listed open-market sales.
- This reporting party is an institutional/affiliate 10% owner (Silver Lake-related), not an individual executive trade; many of the received shares were part of pro rata/in-kind distributions exempt from immediate Form 4 reporting under Rule 16a-13.
- For retail investors: sales reduce the reporting party’s stake but the filing reflects complex corporate/affiliate transfers and conversions in addition to ordinary open-market sales — treat these as institutional liquidity and internal reorganization activity rather than a simple insider sentiment signal.