de Masi Niccolo 4

What Happened

• Niccolo de Masi, President, CEO and Director of IonQ (IONQ), disposed of 16,120 shares on June 11, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs). The Form 4 reports a weighted-average price of $56.21 per share for total proceeds of approximately $906,028.
• This was a sale to cover tax liability (transaction code F), not an opportunistic open-market sell for cash; such withholding sales are common and routine when RSUs vest.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-11; Form filed: 2026-06-12 (timely filing).
• Shares sold: 16,120; reported weighted-average price: $56.21; total value ≈ $906,028.
• Price range: shares were sold in multiple executions at prices between $54.78 and $57.30 (per footnote). The reporting person can provide per-trade breakdown on request.
• Reason: sale to satisfy tax liability in connection with RSU vesting (footnote F1).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the excerpt provided; see the full Form 4 for post-transaction holdings.

Context

• This was a tax-withholding sale tied to RSU vesting (a cashless-type disposition) rather than a discretionary investment decision; such transactions are routine and generally less informative about management’s view of the company than open-market purchases or voluntary sales.
• No indication in the filing of a 10b5-1 plan or other trading arrangement; the relevant footnotes explain the withholding purpose and price range.