Rumble Inc.·4

Jun 16, 8:03 AM ET

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Rumble (RUM) Director Philip Evershed Receives Award; Sells Shares for Taxes

What Happened

  • Philip Evershed, a director of Rumble Inc. (RUM), received a grant of 45,041 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-06-12 (reported as an acquisition at $0.00). Those RSUs vest on June 12, 2027 (footnote F1).
  • Concurrently, 20,257 shares were surrendered/withheld to satisfy the tax liability tied to the vesting (reported as a disposition at $7.54 per share for a total of $152,738; transaction code F for tax withholding). The RSU grant itself is recorded at $0.00 because RSUs are awarded, not purchased; using the $7.54 price, the notional value of the 45,041 RSUs would be roughly $339,609.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: 2026-06-12; Form 4 filed: 2026-06-16.
  • Award: 45,041 RSUs granted (A) — vesting date 2027-06-12 (F1).
  • Tax withholding/disposition: 20,257 shares withheld/disposed at $7.54 each, totaling $152,738 (F2). Transaction code F = tax withholding to satisfy tax liability.
  • Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
  • No 10b5-1 plan or late-filing flag is indicated in the summary provided.

Context

  • RSU grants are awards that convert to shares upon vesting; they are common executive/director compensation and do not represent an out‑of‑pocket purchase by the insider.
  • The withholding of shares to cover taxes is a routine, administrative step (not an open-market sale) and is coded as F on Form 4. Such withholdings generally do not, by themselves, indicate a view on the company’s outlook.