Baszucki David 4
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Roblox (RBLX) Founder David Baszucki Exercises PSUs and Sells Shares
What Happened David Baszucki (10% owner) had performance stock units (PSUs/RSUs) convert to 893,068 shares on Feb 9, 2026 (exercise/conversion at $0.00). Following vesting, he sold 250,482 shares on Feb 10 at an average $72.62 (≈ $18.19M) and 21,787 shares on Feb 10 at an average $73.13 (≈ $1.59M), for total proceeds of about $19.78M. The sales were primarily “sell-to-cover” transactions to satisfy statutory tax-withholding obligations (not a discretionary open-market sell).
Key Details
- Transaction dates: conversion/vesting on 2026-02-09; sales on 2026-02-10; Form 4 filed 2026-02-11 (timely).
- Conversion/acquisition: 893,068 shares at $0.00 (result of PSU/RSU vesting/conversion).
- Sales: 250,482 shares @ avg $72.62 (price range $72.01–$73.005) and 21,787 shares @ avg $73.13 (price range $73.01–$73.34). Total cash received ≈ $19,782,756.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
- Notable footnotes:
- F1/F8: 598,355 PSUs (67%) vested upon committee certification on Feb 9, 2026; remaining 33% (total ≈ 295,? PSUs) vest in four roughly equal quarterly installments through Feb 20, 2027, subject to continued service.
- F2/F3: Each PSU/RSU converts to one share of Class A common stock.
- F4: The share sales represent mandatory sell-to-cover for taxes under the company’s equity plan and are not discretionary sales by Baszucki.
- Filing timeliness: Report appears timely (filed within two business days of the Feb 9 transaction dates).
Context
- This was a vesting/conversion of performance-based equity and a routine sell-to-cover to meet tax obligations—not an open-market purchase or a discretionary sale indicating a change in investment view.
- For retail investors: exercises/vestings increase insider-held shares; mandated sell-to-cover reduces the net shares the insider retains but is standard when equity vests. As a 10% owner, Baszucki’s actions reflect equity plan mechanics rather than a typical trading decision.